east17thstreet

This is definitely Union Square in New York City, specifically near the corner of Union Square East and East 17th Street. The building in the background in 200 Park Avenue South.

The straw hat on the one horse is priceless :)

Seems that a lot of the "day in the life" pictures are made around Union Square -- I wonder if the Bain office was in the neighborhood?

Taken during the great New York City heat wave crisis of July, 1911.

@rjones0856: like you, I was making conjectures about the location of Bain's office, as I browsed the 35+ shots tagged "Union Square." Sure enough -- Bain was at 32 Union Square. His address appears on the supscriber contract form:

This photo was taken on East 17th Street in New York City, in front of Union Square. Two of the buildings in the background are the Century Building a.k.a. 33 East 17th Street (currently a Barnes & Noble) and 200 Park Avenue South.

Also, based on this and several other New York Times articles, it seems that the photograph commemorates what was for some time an annual event: an "Orphans' Automobile Day" where all the orphans in the city would be driven via auto to Coney Island.

Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado Antiguas y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.

Here's a photo of those buildings today. The one with the big arch has been replaced by the glass AT&T structure.

Interesting that they were hauling orphans to Luna Park only ten days after Dreamland burned: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2162672387/