19101915

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1911

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jdshephe46 said:
This is the John Wanamaker (now Macy's) store in Philadelphia. The statue of William Penn atop City Hall can be seen behind the balloon.
Wystan said:
No, this is the John Wanamaker store at Broadway and Tenth Avenue in New York City. The balloon was launched from the rooftop here on July 8, 1911. It intended to go to Philadelphia, but got lost in fog, and ended up in West Nyack. The New York Times ran a story on July 9, 1911: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506E0D71431E233A... Another Bain/LOC photo of the Wanamaker balloon: And another: Balloonist Leo Stevens in the basket of the Wanamaker balloon:
Anne (LOC P&P) said:
Wystan: Thanks for pointing us to the story of the Wanamaker balloon. We'll add the location and date to the description next time we update the record.
Richard Norton said:
The picture was taken at Broadway and Tenth Street in Manhattan and in the background is the tallest building in New York City at the time, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, built in 1909. This gives us the direction that the photographer is pointing. He was looking Northeast up Broadway.
allenamet said:
I would like to find info on the correct birthdate for Leo Stevens. Many sources give 1876-1877 but that can't be right. Would also like to verify the dates of his two marriages, the first to Julia (ca 1897), and the second to Laura (ca 1925). Thx. Allen allenametATaol.com

pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Is it? She doesn't look much like Clementine Churchill: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_Churchill
excellentzebu1050 said:
Beautiful Portrait

cabingoddess said:
Alexandra
cabingoddess said:
shakespeare.emory.edu/actordisplay.cfm?actorid=57
swanq said:
Georgina Vesey is a character in Money by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2162675173 for a related picture and www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163476980/ for more about the performance.