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553 photos and 3 illustrations tagged 1925, from 28 members of Flickr Commons.

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• The Library of Congress 143 photos & illustrations
• Archives of the Law Society of Ontario 112 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 104 photos & illustrations
• Smithsonian Institution 35 photos & illustrations
• Cloyne and District Historical Society 32 photos & illustrations
• The Field Museum Library 26 photos & illustrations
• North East Museums 22 photos & illustrations
• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 16 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 15 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 13 photos & illustrations
• Royal Australian Historical Society 7 photos & illustrations
• Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law Library 7 photos & illustrations

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Roger W. Kahn (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Richard Norton said:

  Roger Wolfe Kahn (1907-1962) American composer www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961834

Leonard, Com'r. Daley, Dempsey, Billy Gibson, Jack Kearns & Houdini (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Richard Norton said:

  Leonard
  Daley
  Billy Gibson (1876-1947)
  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4912594
  Harry Houdini (1874-1926)
  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131545
  Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313686
  Jack Kearns (1882-1963)
  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677080

• Seuss. said:

  Benny Leonard (1896-1947) Lightweight Boxing Champion
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard
  
  John Daly, NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner (LoC note spelling)
  
  a post at WildAboutHoudini suggests these Leonard/Houdini/Dempsey photos might associated with the 1920 New York City Police Field Days. In the full resolution image the title of the pamphlet they're reading says "Field Days" so . . .

• Jon (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks Richard Norton and Seuss.. We'll update the catalog record.

"Nil unquam simile" when it comes to O'Shea's shoes

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 10 older comments, and then…
• Niall McAuley said:

  In the 1926 census, William Patrick O'Shea, Boot Merchant and family, 16 George's street

• John Spooner said:

  Waterford Standard - Saturday 08 May 1926:
  
  
  16 George's St and 78 Quay in other adverts.

• Suck Diesel said:

  “The Brand: Nil Simile (Latin for "Like Nothing Else" or "Without Equal") was a popular historical brand specializing in narrow-fitting footwear for ladies”

• John Spooner said:

  Miss Kitty O'Shea, daughter William P. O'Shea, boot merchant, of George's St and Quay, obtained her Teaching Certificate in music in 1935 (reported in Waterford Standard - Saturday 24 August 1935)

• Niall McAuley said:

  POOLEWP 3250 is a similar shopfront commissioned by Mr. O'Shea of George's St., presumably his shop on the Quay.