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I love everything about this photo. Oh, the dress is precious.

great photo

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ALL KINDS OF BEAUTY (NEW RULES! CHANGES!!!), and we'd love to have this added to the group! WOW this is so lovely!

beautiful photo. deep looking.

wonderful hat

Larcenist and style icon!!

ALLEGED ROBBERY. -- At North Shields Annie Charlton (27), single woman, of no fixed abode, and Annie Anderson, married, of 38 1/2 Church Way, were charged with being concerned together in stealing on August 24th from the person of Thomas Denham, an English lever watch and gold guard, valued at £7 10s, or otherwise receiving the same well knowing them to have been stolen. -- Chief Constable Huish asked for a remand, as the chain had not yet been recovered. -- Detective-Sergt. Thornton gave formal evidence of the arrests, and said on being charged Charlton said, "Yes, I took it; Anderson got half of the money," and Anderson replied "I got 2s of it." Accused were remanded for eight days. --- Shields Daily Gazette, 26 Aug 1903, page 3

Follow up story: LARCENY OF A WATCH. -- Before the North Shields Bench to-day, Annie Charlton (27), Blyth, and Annie Anderson (33), of Hull, were charged with having stolen on the 24th ult. an English lever watch, valued at £1 19s, the property of Thomas Denham, or otherwise receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen. The prosecutor, who is a labourer residing in Dean Street, explained that about 10.30pm on the 23rd ult., he met Charlton at the ferry landing. They went to South Shields, but failed to get lodgings, and in consequence spent the night on the sands. On the following day, they returned to North Shields and saw Anderson. They had some drink together and afterwards went to Anderson's house in Church Way. A man came to the house and witness was "chucked" out. Shortly afterwards, he missed his watch. The watch produced was his property, and valued at £1 19s. The manager of Fisher's pawnbroking establishment stated that he took the watch in pledge from Charlton, who said she was in trouble and wanted the money. He advanced her 8s 6d on it. Detective-Sergeant Thornton said he apprehended Charlton in South Shields Market Place. At first she said prosecutor gave her the watch, but afterwards, in answer to the charge, she replied "I may as well tell you the truth. I did steal the watch and pledged it, and gave Anderson half the money." Charlton pleaded guilty, and Anderson stated that she got 2s from Charlton, but it was money which the latter owed her. She denied having received any part of the proceeds. Charlton was committed to prison for one month, and Anderson was dismissed. --- Shields Daily Gazette, 1 Sep 1903, page 3

A perfunctory Google search turns up few clues as to the identity of "Mrs. A. Pederneiras." Nor is she mentioned in the cursory New York Times stories that reported stages of Theodore Roosevelt's South American excursion. Mrs. Roosevelt (Edith Carow Roosevelt) went with TR to Argentina, Brazil and Chile, but did not accompany the former President on his expedition to the interior of the continent, through the insect-infested rain forest and down the River of Doubt. Mrs. Roosevelt left Chile in late November, 1913, to begin her return journey to the U. S. A Bain/LOC photo of the former President in Rio: Other Bain/LOC photos of Teddy Roosevelt in Rio:

I doubt the 'common unwashed' would get so close to a former first lady today. Lovely picture.