Miscellaneous Portraits
PhotographerPhotographed by
Henry Rocher
American, 1826 - 1887
PhotographerPhotographed by
Nunzio Vayana
Italian American, 1878 - 1960
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1870-1930
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mount; gelatin silver prints on paper, some in paper folders
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm) or smaller
Other (folder height x width): 14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm) or smaller
Other (folder height x width): 14 x 11in. (35.6 x 27.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionFormal and informal portraits, mostly of members of the Cheney family of Manchester, Connecticut. Subjects include men, women, boys, girls, and infants. In one group portrait, possibly depicting a crew team, men wear Yale sweatshirts. In two photographs, women wear what appear to be wedding gowns. In one photograph, a woman sits in a wicker chair, holiding a young child on her lap.
Object number2008.38.54-.70
InscribedAll photographs, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Most sitters are unidentified but are probably all members of the Cheney family, their spouses, friends, or relations. One photograph was taken in Chicago; another was taken in France. (Finlay 3/1/2014)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1948-1958
