Eight Men in Military Uniform
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1917
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/16 × 3 1/16in. (5.2 × 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 3/8in. (6 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 3/8in. (6 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of eight men in World War I era military uniforms standing outside in a row. Philip Cheney is second from the left.
Object number1991.28.69
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on verso, perpendicular to image orientation: "1 Vanderbeek / 2 P.C. / 3 Hamilton / 4 Dunnington / 5 Frizzell / 6 Penfield / 7 Reinhart / 8 Nash"There is an illegible pencil inscription in the middle of the verso.
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1917-18.
Context note: Cataloging worksheet also states that the place of origin is probably Plattsburgh Banks, NY. There was a military training camp in Plattsburg, New York in the 1910s. In 1917 a special officer training camp was held there.
According to the cataloging worksheet, the men pictured are possibly members of Company 11.
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Philip Cheney
