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Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.56, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
Man on an Iceboat
Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.56, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Man on an Iceboat

Date1900 - 1930
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 15/16 × 2 7/8in. (10 × 7.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of an unidentified man steering an iceboat. He is facing away from the camera. The boat is resting on a frozen body of water, possibly Lake Terramuggus in Marlborough, Connecticut.
Object number1991.28.56
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "20068"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa early 20th century.

The Cheney family had a vacation home in Marlborough, Connecticut.
On View
Not on view
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