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Otto Bannard was a Republican candidate for Mayor of New York in 1909, running against Wm. Randolph Hearst of Hearst Castle fame and also William Gaynor, the Democratic candidate and victor. Below is Wikipedia link to the election: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoralty_elections#1...

OTTO BANNARD. October 31, 1909. Mr. BANNARD'S qualifications for election as Mayor do not depend upon his opponents' disqualifications. The reasons why they should not be elected are supplied by themselves, and are so abundant that the subject need not be pursued in detail. The idea of a Mayor of the personal characteristics which Mr. GAYNOR'S candidacy has disclosed is repulsive. Source: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E06EED8113EE033A...

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Candidate (and winner) in the race for governor of New York: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_S._Whitman

Thanks rjones0856 for the full name and context for the photo. We'll add information when we update the description. (While checking in our Prints & Photographs Online Catalog to verify visually that this was Charles S. Whitman, I found not only a photograph of him in office--literally--but also some editorial cartoons commenting on his activities and World War I posters that bore his name: www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=%22whitman+charles%22+1868... -- a much documented fellow!)

There seems to be some confusion here: is this a polling place or a pooling place?