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Likely the wife of Martin Beck (July 31, 1868 – November 16, 1940). Beck was a "vaudeville theatre owner and manager, and theatrical booking agent, who founded the Orpheum Circuit, and built the Palace and Martin Beck Theatres in New York City's Broadway Theatre District." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Beck_(vaudeville) The Omaha daily bee., March 24, 1921, Page 5, col. 2 reported that Beck, accompanied by his wife sailed for London for an extended tour of the European continent, including Paris and Rome, in search ot novelties to be booked on the circuit in America. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1921-03-24/ed-... He sailed on the Aquitania, s. The Rock Island Argus and daily union., March 22, 1921, Page 9, col. 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053933/1921-03-22/ed-...

The photo was likely taken on April 30, 1921, when she returned from Europe on the Aquitania, together with Mrs. Wendell Phillips (depicted in a photo nearby), s. New-York tribune., May 01, 1921, Page 12, col. 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-01/ed-...

Thanks B-59 for all the pieces to put it together. Thank goodness for the Aquitania hint with these related photos, we've been able to find out a lot about these passengers!

The Richmond times-dispatch., May 22, 1921, Image 56 printed a similar photo with the caption: "Mrs. Wendell Phillips, National President of the Carry-On Association, snapped on her arrival in New York from Europe. She was the only woman spectator at the Reparations Conference." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1921-05-22/ed-... She arrived on the Aquitania on April 30, 1921, s. New-York tribune., May 01, 1921, Page 12, col. 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-01/ed-...

The Carry-on association was an organization for the purpose of aiding wounded veterans of the war, s. photo in The citizen-Republican., June 23, 1921, Image 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99062010/1921-06-23/ed-...

That hat is.....interesting....

Thanks for the ID and details B-59. And, yes, that hat is interesting.

Cunard liner made in Scotland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Aquitania

More photos of her (including under construction) from Flickr Commons: www.flickr.com/search/commons/?w=all&q=aquitania&...

captainslack and swanq: Thanks for the additional information on the Aquitania. We'll add more details to the source data and then reload the description here in Flickr.

This ship was best known as "Ship Beautiful." It served in both of the World Wars! Ship Beautiful served for 37 years and holds the record for the 2nd ship to serve the longest.