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Image Not Available for Bessie Cheney's Wedding Party, Manchester, Connecticut
Bessie Cheney's Wedding Party, Manchester, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Bessie Cheney's Wedding Party, Manchester, Connecticut

Bessie Cheney's Wedding Party, Manchester, Connecticut

Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 4 1/2in. (9.2 x 11.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 4 1/2in. (9.2 x 11.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 x 5 1/8in. (10.5 x 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionInformal group portraits of men, women, and boys posed outdoors on a grassy lawn. In one photograph, four women sit on the ground with a large dog and a man in the background is wearing a top hat. In another photograph, several boys are seated on the ground in front of a group of men; one of the boys holds a ball, another appears to be sticking out his tongue. In the final photograph, most of the people are smiling; women seated on the ground are holding a leafy branch.
Object number2008.38.11-.13
Inscribed2008.38.11: on verso, in pencil, "Bessie Cheney's / wedding / S. Manchester Conn. / Nov. 29 1890"

All photographs: on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Elizabeth Cheney married Alfred Cowles at Manchester, Connecticut on November 28, 1890. Elizabeth (Bessie) Cheney was the daughter of Ednah and Knight Dexter Cheney. (Finlay 2/19/2014)
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