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"Cornelius Vanderbilt III (September 5, 1873 – March 1, 1942) was a distinguished American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt_III

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a member of the New Yoirk National Guard for over thirty years, This photo (or an almost identical one) was used in NYT of Sept 26, 1915 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10714F73B581273... under the headline of "Scenes at National Guard Civil War spectacular in Van Cortlandt Park.

Wow, that is Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Is that a postcard?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia Poor Nicky. He wasn't a good ruler, but he & his family didn't deserve to get gunned down like that.

Thanks! We'll put his complete name in the source data and reload the description.

Your photo is uploaded here : commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Library_of_Congress_... -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

Nice horse.

from a previous Flickr photo note: Inez Milholland Boissevain (born August 6, 1886 in Brooklyn, New York - November 25, 1916 in Los Angeles) was a suffragist, labor lawyer, World War I correspondent, and public speaker who greatly influenced the women's movement in America.

that's not just any horse, that is a well bred and well cared for animal!

Inés Miholland Boissevain (nacida el 6 de agosto de 1886 en Brooklyn, Nueva York, muerta el 25 de noviembre de 1916 en Los Ángeles), fue una sufragista, abogada laboralista,corresponsal de la Primera Guerra Mundial y oradora que tuvo gran influencia en el movimiento por los derechos de la mujer en América.

Thanks, Harry Angstrom, for the useful information about Inez Milholland Boissevain. We will add the clarification of her name, the event (a suffrage parade), and the date to this record next time we update it.

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