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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Frank D., Cass, and Cliff Cheney
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Frank D., Cass, and Cliff Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Frank Dexter Cheney Sr. American, 1878 - 1955
SubjectPortrait of Alice Elizabeth Cheney American, 1870 - 1969
SubjectPortrait of Clifford Dudley Cheney American, 1877-1948
Date1900 - 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper mounted on black paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 3 13/16in. (7.6 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 4 1/4in. (8.6 x 10.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 3/4 x 5in. (9.5 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionTwo men and a woman lead a long file of people walking on a shoveled path between banks of snow. The man on the left is probably Frank Dexter Cheney, Sr. (1878-1955). The woman is Alice "Cass" Cheney (1870-1969) and the other man is Clifford Dudley Cheney (1877-1948). Most people appear to be wearing winter clothing, including hats, gloves or mittens, sweaters, and boots. Trees are in the background. On the verso of the mount is another photograph of a man, possibly Russell Cheney, standing beside a porch with a vine growing on it.
Object number2008.38.16
InscribedOn recto of photograph, lower margin, in penci, "Manchester Frank D. Cass Cliff Cheney"

On verso of mount, lower right edge, in white pencil, accession number
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph.

Alice and Clifford were married in 1904.
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