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This appears to have been the scene, on November 1, 1913, of a big auction at the Long Island farm of the late New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor, who had died in September. Items at auction included Gaynor's horses and farm animals, and drew a crowd of 1,000. The J. E. Smith Haddens had an estate called Hempstead Farm, near Hempstead, Long Island, on Meadow Brook Road, not far from the Meadow Brook Hunt Club and polo grounds. The woman in this photo probably is Mrs. Smith Hadden -- not "Miss." Bain has mistaken her marital status. A NYT news item from 1899 recalls an earlier adventure of Mrs. J. E. Smith Hadden with a horse and an employee named John Kelly. [The John Kelly in this photo looks too big to have been a jockey.] "MRS. J. E. SMITH HADDEN IN A RUNAWAY" "Hempstead, L. I. (April 8) Mrs. J. E. Smith Hadden's pony ran away today. A groom named Kelly was driving her through the village. Mrs. Hadden, who is a member of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club, and an expert horsewoman, jumped from the cart and escaped injury. Kelly could not stop the pony and was thrown out. His shoulder was dislocated. The pony ran into the wagon of George Sessions, and was stopped. The animal escaped injury." ---New York Times, April 9, 1899.

There is a real Dog today, NLI surpassing itself!

Streetview, 25" map

Are the white collars and plus fours on the boys a school uniform?

A rare shot with dated posters in full view! Sale of a Prime Farm Public Auction Monday the 1st May 1905 Muster of the Clans, Old Offaly, Sunday 30th April 1905

Niall McAuley We do try our best!

Previously.

beautiful color

Vehicle reg (996) doesn't indicate anything exotic. (WI 1 to WI 9999 were issued for vehicles registered in Waterford with between Jan 1904 and Jan 1966. So consistent with date/location).

According to this website, the patent number which beachcomber australia has highlighted is the patent which Cotton received for the style of frame. (Which the ads linked from that website describe as a "world-class triangulated frame".)

Ouch! Somebody got hurt real bad if the front rim is anything to go by. Maybe this shot - was taken in support of an insurance claim.

Thanks all! We hadn't quite realised that we'd posted this one previously - great that the higher resolution (and new megazoom) allowed for the patent number/etc to be picked out. We shall (hopefully) explore entirely fresh ground tomorrow....