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Five-year-old Robert Cheney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Cheney of Winslow Street, Sanford, posed for the Portland Sunday Telegram in a cowboy outfit holding his instrument. The newspaper feature, published on May 16, 1936, praised Cheney as "one of the talented young musicians of this town, possessing a very strong and sweet singing voice."
In March of 1931, Cheney performed "It ain't gonna rain no more" at a Gleaner Society event at the First Baptist Church of Sanford.
About This Item
- Title: Robert Cheney posing with ukulele, Sanford, 1931
- Creator: Portland Press Herald
- Creation Date: 1931-05-16
- Subject Date: 1931-05-16
- Location: Sanford, York County, ME
- Media: glass plate negative
- Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.19942
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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