Gift of Hannah C. Williams, 1992.115.37, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…

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Cheney Children Sledding on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Lawn

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936

Dateabout 1908

MediumPhotograpy: black and white photograph on paper in cardstock window mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/4 × 7 1/4in. (23.5 × 18.4cm)
Frame (mat height x width): 13 × 11in. (33 × 27.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Hannah C. Williams

DescriptionView of several children, outside, coasting down a snowy hill on sleds. One child is passing underneath an arch made of snow. There is a wreath resting on the arch. Part of the porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney house is visible on the left. There are a few trees in the background, at the top of the hill. One tree has an enclosed wooden platform built in it. A man stands in front of that tree, below the platform.

Object number1992.115.37

InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "c. 1908 - the children of Horace Bushnell Cheney with cousins, / coasting on the lawn of the H. B. Cheney House, S. Manchester, CT / Hannah Williams 1992"

Handwritten and circled in pencil in bottom right corner on verso, perpendicular to image orientation: "32"NotesDate note: Inscription on recto gives date as c. 1908. Cataloging worksheet in object file indicates that the original photograph was taken c. 1908 and this copy is dated to the late 20th century.

Photographer note: Cataloging worksheet states that the original photograph may have been taken by Horace Bushnell Cheney (1868-1936).

Context note: The Horace Bushnell Cheney House was located in South Manchester, Connecticut.

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