florencejaffrayharriman

That's Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, the former Irene Langhorn (d. 1956), and Mrs. Borden Harriman, the former Florence Jaffray (1870-1967), leader of the Women's Fusion League. They were campaigning together for Mayor Mitchel in October 1913. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman Both women are in earlier images in LOC uploads to Flickr Commons.

Another Bain/LOC photo of Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson (whose husband was a famous artist, who drew the "Gibson Girl") campaining for the Fusion Ticket of New York City Mayoral candidate John Purroy Mitchel, who was victorious in the November election (Bain mistakenly identifies Mrs. Gibson as Mrs. Harriman):

Wystan: The photo you've posted is incorrectly captioned. You'll notice in the original photograph, the woman on the left is identified as Mrs. J. B. Harriman. This is the woman identified as Mrs. C. Gibson, with a question mark. And, I am uncertain about her identity as well. Pennylrichardsca: I wonder if you will note the number of an image from a previous upload in which Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson is identified from this time period. Thanks.

Sure--here's another photo labeled as featuring Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163902620/ and another: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4445869566/

OK, Thanks pennylrichardsca, I finally found an article confirming her as a part of this movement. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CEED6163DE633A... I wasn't sure it was the same woman, as in the other photographs we have of her, she appears more as a socialite. We'll fill in the title information to as many records as we are able to.

The woman on the RIGHT* can't be Susan B. Anthony--she might be another Miss Anthony, but Susan B. died in 1906. *fixed on advice of Wystan.

That's Anna Shaw on the left . . . .

Whoops, yes, of course. I'm never good at left-right (don't give me driving directions or ballroom dance classes, it's hopeless). Should have double-checked myself. The woman on the left certainly is Anna Shaw! Now who's on the right?

Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and the first ordained female Methodist minister in the United States. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Shaw Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (July 21, 1870 – August 31, 1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and later, a courageous diplomat. “She led one of the suffrage parades down Fifth Avenue, worked on campaigns on child labor and safe milk and, as minister to Norway in World War II, organized evacuation efforts while hiding in a forest from the Nazi invasion.” In her ninety-second year, U.S. President John F. Kennedy honored her by awarding her the first “Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service.” She often found herself in the middle of historic events. As she stated, “I think nobody can deny that I have always had through sheer luck. . . a box seat at the America of my times.” Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman The photographer was fooled by the name on the banner she was carrying. Does everyone agree it is Harriman? I recognize her as Harriman, but I can be wrong.

Thanks. Next time we update the record we'll change the title to give the names of the persons in the picture.

Another Bain/LOC photo of this lady speaking for the Fusion Ticket of New York Mayoral Candidate John Purroy Mitchel, who was victorious in the November election:

Gentlemen: I think that this photo is incorrectly captioned. This woman is not Mrs. J. B. Harriman. But then, who is she? Pennylrichards suggested that this woman is Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson which is how the Bain service identified her, but I can't find an image of Mrs. Dana that corroborates her as a member of this group.

Ryan (LOC P&P): You refer to Mrs. Gibson using two different last names. Could this contribute to the difficulty in locating an image of her?

Thanks Wystan, for catching my mistake. I should have said Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and not Mrs. Dana.