The V Form at St.Paul's School, 1884-85
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
American, 1866 - 1942
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1884 - 1885
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 3/8 × 8 1/4in. (13.7 × 21cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 × 12in. (25.4 × 30.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 × 12in. (25.4 × 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionView of a large number of teenage boys sitting or standing on the steps in front of a brick building, probably at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. They are members of the V Form for the academic year 1884-85. Charles Cheney (1866-1942) is sitting or standing on the far left in the third or fourth row from the bottom, leaning into the corner. The back of the photograph is signed by the students, separated into columns labeled "Scientific," "Div. A," and "Div. B".
Object number2008.37.73
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on recto: "The V Form. S.P.S. 1884-85"Handwritten in black ink on verso, in various hands, first column: "Scientific / Frank T. Arms. / Richard H. Franchos / Thomas C. Treadwell. / Freeland B. Gardner / Henry W. R[?]hard. / W. C. Matthews. / I. C. Sawson Speer. / J. D. Battin. / Arthur A. Houghton / Frank .H. Farquhar / Ogle T. Warren. / J. Edward Coar. / Geo. A. Mills. / A. Melgert Vanderpoel. / E. L. More / Karl Kellogg. / Arden Post. /Charles Cheney.”
Handwritten in black ink on verso, in various hands, second column: “Div. A / Waldo Newcomer / Charles Wheeler. / G. Thornton Warren. / Richard J. Morris / H. S. Stokes. / George A. French. / K. W. Martin / Lawrence Russell. / Willard Scudder / Henry Chalfant / J. Dennis Longstreet. / James P. Hutchinson / Boardman Wright / Wm Cleveland Hicks, Jr.”
Handwritten in black ink on verso, in various hands, third column: “Div. B. / B. B. Crowninshield / W. Willis Reese. / S. C. Burdick Jr. / Herbert L. Denny / William White. Jr. / A. G. McClintock. / Richard Stevens / H. Ward Ford. / LeRoy Parker / W. George Reade / S. R. Marvin. / G. L. Nelson / R. M. Hoyt. / Kenyon V. Painter / Malcolm Graham Jr. / Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. / Torrey Everett / G. C. Hitchcock / Winthrop Tweedy / Joseph Carson”
NotesDate note: Inscription on recto indicates that the image shows the class of 1884-85 and would have been taken at that time.
Context note: St. Paul's School is located in Concord, New Hampshire.
Charles Cheney attended St. Paul's School between 1882 and 1885.
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