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Looks like Bo Sweeney. I started a Wikipedia entry for him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Sweeney

Yup, Bo Sweeney was assistant Secretary of the Interior from 1914, native of Missouri, resident of Seattle. He died 1917, from heart problems.

It sure does appear to be Bo Sweeney. Thanks to both of you.

Another photo by CLINEDINST in the Bain/LOC series:

Bo Sweeney married the former Lillian E. Reeves (1880-1929) on February 2, 1898. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Reeves of Trinidad, Colorado.[1]

Bo Sweeney (1862-1917) was a lawyer, and a state representative (D) in Colorado, before moving to Seattle. [2]

A photo of Mrs. Sweeney is in the Bain / LOC Collection on Flickr:



 
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Lelia Sinclair Montague Gordon Barnett (1871-1959)--she was a Washington socialite, a widow who married Marine colonel George Barnett (1859-1930), later Commandant of the US Marine Corps. Her daughters here would be Leila and Anne Gordon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Barnett www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gbarnett.htm The younger Lelia (b 1899) married at least three times, to Robert Russell Dickey Jr. (divorced), in 1934 to Newbold Noyes of the publishing family (he died in 1942), and as her third husband the Rev. Albert Hawley Lucas, who died in 1973. She ran the Lelia Noyes Dress Shop on Connecticut Avenue in Washington DC for many years; she died in 1989. These women were all cousins to Wallis Simpson--they're mentioned in her memoirs.

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I am Lelia Sinclair Baldassari, great granddaughter of Lelia Sinclair Montague Barnett and granddaughter of Lelia Sinclair Gordon Lucas, who owned the dress shop. I have tried for many years to find photos or any remains of the dress shop, an article of clothing, even a label, which was of my granny's signature. Any ideas?

Hello Lelia Baldassari: I checked the Prints and Photographs online catalog www.loc.gov/pictures/ with the term "Newbold Noyes" and found a few images, but none related to the shop. A search for “Lelia Noyes Dress Shop” did not find any images. You may find the guide "Researching Historic Washington, D.C. Buildings" helpful: www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/dcbuildings.html P&P staff prepared this comprehensive resource which includes numerous places you can look for information such as business directories, newspapers and photograph collections. I hope this helps and good luck with your research!

" HE IS JUST SECRETARY BO
Sweeney of Interior Department
Doesn't Even Care for "Mister"

WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 1914" – The New York Times

If Bain published this photograph ca. 1910-1915, it may have been in relation to the appointment of Bo Sweeney in 1914 as Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

This is a photograph of the former Lillian E. Reeves (1880-1929) who married Bo Sweeney on February 2, 1898. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Reeves of Trinidad, Colorado.[1]

Bo Sweeney (1862-1917) was a native of Missouri, practiced law and was a state representative (D) in Colorado, before moving to Seattle. He served as an assistant Secretary of the Interior with Secretary Lane from 1914 to 1917. Bo died suddenly of a heart attack in Washington in 1917. [2] [3] [4]

A photo of Assistant Secretary Sweeney is in the Bain / LOC Collection on Flickr:

Magnifique photo