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Any chance it might be this other Tim Sullivan? This looks to be Mott Street in front of old St. Patrick's.

This is the funeral of "Big" Tim Sullivan, on September 15, 1913. LOC -- "Bowery" should be capitalized.

Wystan, I think the funeral was on September 15, reported in NYT of Sept. 16. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C03E2D8123FE633A... "CLASS LINES VANISH AT SULLIVAN BURIAL; Judges and Senators Mix with Thieves and Gangsters for Last Tribute to Dead Leader."

@swang, Thank you; your evidence is incontrovertible.

Everyone, Thanks for the detective work on this image and the others of the funeral of 'Big Tim' Sullivan. We will update this record as well as the other related images to reflect the details.

The date is right on top, 6/30/13

falcon67: Thanks for catching the date. We will add it to the description of the image and update the database.

Sometimes called the Big Tim Sullivan Association Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent figure within Tammany Hall. He was euphemistically known as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and, later, as "Big Tim" (because of his large stature). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he controlled much of the city's criminal activities between 14th Street and the Battery in New York City. He is credited as being one of the earliest ward representatives to use his position to enable the activities of criminal street gangs.

The Association quite liked outings to College Point. See some details here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3682650860/ And since we can see the date on the plate of "6/30/13", here is the report from the next day's New York Times: OUTING MINUS "BIG TIM"; Boweryites Miss Absent Chieftain on Their Annual Excursion" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D05E4D71139E6... Highlight of the fun and games was a baseball game of teams comprised of Lean Men versus Fat Men. Read the linked story to see who won.

From the "Convention Tickets" sign, I'm guessing this is the 1916 Republican Convention.

Isn't that Rand Paul dressed as Uncle Sam to the right of the elephant?

This is flippin' fantastic!!!!

—From The New York Times, June 9, 1916 The elephant mascot, Chin-Chin, is a four and a half foot tall midget [dwarf] elephant. Weighing 350 pounds it was brought to Chicago from New York to head the Sherman outdoor parades. The baby elephant wearing a blanket with the inscription “Sherman G.O.P., a United Party” spent the night in the Sherman headquarters on the second floor of the Congress Hotel. On orders of the hotel manager, the elephant was taken to the baggage room (as they check trunks there).  

People are so invested in divisive politics that they are tagging this fun, historical image with ridiculous, hateful tags. Sad.