banker

Arthur Reynolds was president of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago in the 1920s. His brother George M. Reynolds was also a banker.

But the Bain photo agency's focus was on news pix related to New York, not Chicago -- and the LOC is currently posting material on Flickr that comes from Bain's 1913 photostream. This is more likely to be Arthur Reynolds, the Broadway actor, who had the role of "Blinker" in a 1913 drama called "The Marriage Market," which opened in New York on September 22, 1913, and continued for 88 performances (in two venues, successively) before closing in December of that year.

Maybe, but.... The banker Arthur Reynolds reported into the New York Times in July 1914 about business conditions in Des Moines (at the time he was president of the Des Moines National Bank), as part of a roundup of regional bankers: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F03EFDB143AE633A... And in 1913, he gave an address to the Academy of Political Science in New York, titled "Centralization of Banking and Mobilization of Reserves." It was published in Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York Vol. 4, No. 1 (Oct., 1913): 118-126. So it seems two different men named Arthur Reynolds were making news in New York City in the fall of 1913.

Whoopsie! Penny, you forgot to say, "touche!"

Nah! It still could be the actor. It just looks more like a banker's portrait to me.

George Wingfield (1876-1959) was an Arkansas native who settled in Nevada in 1896. He became one of the most powerful men in the state, building a fortune in mining, banking, ranching, and hotels. His financial empire collapsed in 1932, and he declared bankruptcy in 1935. Recovering from the disaster, he was able to build a second (though smaller) fortune, and remained an influential figure in Nevada for the rest of his life. The photo above may date from 1912, when Wingfield was offered (but refused) an appointment to the U.S. Senate, following the death of Republican Senator George S. Nixon, Wingfield's close friend and former business partner. Here's a web page about George Wingfield.

Thanks for the background1

That's my great grandfather. We used to spend summers at Spanish Springs Ranch (see that web page link for info on that). You can also visit www.wingfield.org/ for info on the Wingfield family history. On the "stories" page, there is a blurb about George Wingfield.

That's cool. My great-grandfather was a miner in Goldfield- probably one of Wingfield's. Most of the family is still there in the cometary.

A fine collection of hats!

This is August Belmont, Jr. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Belmont,_Jr. Eleanor Robson Belmont, English actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Robson_Belmont "She worked as an actress for ten years before retiring when she was married to August Belmont Jr. They were inseparable from 26 February 1910 until his death on 10 December 1924." Possibly Mrs. William Butler Duncan? "William Butler Duncan, known as Butler Duncan, was born in New York in 1853. His father, William Butler Duncan was from Scotland, and completed his college education in this country. He became a banker in New York City and then President and Chairman of the Board of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company from 1874 until his death in 1912." www.mysticseaport.org/Library/manuscripts/coll/coll215/co...

Dear LOC - there is a typo in your title (no "e" on August)

Equina27: Thanks! We'll fix the typo in the source data and reload the description.

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