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• State Library of Queensland 1 photo
• North East Museums 1 photo
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Dorothy Knight at "Wyoming" launch (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 4 older comments, and then…
• skillful north said:

  a beautiful woman.

• ~ Liberty Images said:

  She is...lovely picture, too.

• skillful north said:

  Apparently she was in movies, she is listed in IMBD but no info except date of death.

• DaShlom said:

  Picture taken September, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA. She was also photographed with Wyoming's just-elected governor, J.M. Casey and his wife and a relative of his. The large, riveted metal piece in the background is the battleship's prow.

• aware health said:

  The Wyoming: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wyoming_(BB-32)

Marg. Kates (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  [Philadelphia] Evening Public Ledger. July 19, 1922, page 30, photo top center
  chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1922-07-19/ed-...
  shows a similar photo. Miss Margaret Kates was launching Caisson B for the Delaware River bridge by smashing a bottle of champagne.
  
  For the caisson, see

• Richard Norton said:

  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95917057

• B-59 said:

  She was the daughter of John B. Kates (1876-1947), judge and treasurer of the Delaware River Bridge Commission www.findagrave.com/memorial/192705358/ www.dvrbs.com/People/CamdenPeople-JohnBKates.htm see comment on photo in the Evening public ledger. [volume], July 18, 1922, Night Extra, Page 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1922-07-18/ed-... She married Andrew Fleming in 1929, s. www.newspapers.com/newspage/480391848/

Portrait of a girl with an infant

from State Library of Queensland

• Lú_ said:

  This photograph is featured in the fabulously fun Indicommons.org post Kitten, Baby, Sunset, Flower!
  
  Play with us in the Flickr Commons group!
  
  

• John M said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Australian portrait, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• steffiegyrl said:

  i love the older girls curls

• Judy said:

  Look at her ringlets!!!! That cherub baby's face!