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Helen Gould's wedding was Jan 22, 1913 Helen Gould's Home, Scene of Her Wedding To-day to F.J. Shepard (NYT January 22, 1913) query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D01EFD6123BE633A...

The Gould family's nomenclature was a bit odd, and might have confused the Bain captioner. I believe this photo depicts Helen Gould's brother, George Jay Gould I (1864-1923) and his son George Jay Gould II (1888-1935.) Family patriarch Jason "Jay" Gould (1836-1892) named none of his sons Jason, but gave both George and Frank the middle name Jay, so there actually was no Jay Gould, Jr.. George Jay Gould II was sometimes referred to as Jay Gould II. Correction: The odd Gould nomenclature has tripped me up, too. Jay Gould II (1888-1935) and George Jay Gould II (b 1896) were two different sons of George Jay Gould I. This photo must depict Jay Gould II, since it was taken in 1913 when Jay II would have been about 25, and George Jay II about 17. Or could this possibly be the two sons, rather than the father and older son? Neither of these guys looks to be pushing fifty.

George Gould (George Senior, son of the robber baron), had two sons, George (George Junior) and Jay (Jay II), and my bet is that these are the brothers in this photo. There are other pictures on here of Jay Gould II (grandson of the robber baron). Click on Gould tag above to see some photos. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jay_Gould_I Jay II: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould_II

Thanks to all for attempts at identifying the somewhat confusing - and extended - Gould family! It seems most likely these are George Jay Gould II (or George Jay Gould, Jr.) and Jay Gould II. We will expand this description when we update the record.

My name is Leonard J Gould and I am the great-great-grandson of Jay Gould. There is a serious error in the accounting here about my grandfather, George Jay Gould II. The birth and death dates given are for Jay Gould II (great tennis star) NOT George Jay Gould II, who was NOT a great tennis star! I am not aware for sure of my grandfather's date of birth, but I know for absolute certainty that he died in the winter or spring of 1963, in France. He married and divorced Laura Carter and married a woman named Louise Jacqueline (last name unknown) who died in 1992 in Cannes, France (and who we knew as Jacqueline). I hope this helps and if someone wants to verify and CORRECT this record I'd be grateful. George II had four sons, two (George, my father, and Maughan) by Laura and two (Howard and Patrick) by Jacqueline. I am here looking for some information because we have just been informed by legal counsel from Paris that Patrick, my uncle, passed away days ago in Europe.

Wow, this house has an amazing story. Love to hear more about the ghosts. Summer residence of Harry and Evelyn Thaw (below). I missed their stories in the previous LoC photos, click through or search for "Thaw" in the LoC photostream.

I think the "haunted house" was a 20-room country home named Elmhurst Grange, located in Munster Township, PA [1] and also referred to as located in Loretto, PA [2] – both of which are next-door to the mis-captioned Cresson, PA.  Elmhurst was built by William and Mary Thaw, parents of Harry Thaw. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw reportedly stayed there a few times. The castle home in the above photograph was named Lyndhurst – the Gothic Revival home of William and Mary C. Thaw – and wasn't near Cresson, but was located at 1165 Beechwood Boulevard, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, PA.[3] [4]   William Thaw (1818-1889) was a founder of the Pennsylvania railroad. It was named "Lyndhurst" for a Tarrytown, N.Y., home owned by fellow railroad magnate Jay Gould.[5]  [See: "Gould's home, Tarrytown" /LOC]

"It was designed by architect Theophilus Parsons Chandler, and construction began in 1887. William Thaw's widow, Mary Thaw, later sold part of the property to raise funds for her son Harry's legal defense. Harry K. Thaw was arrested for murdering prominent architect Stanford White in 1906." – Squirrel Hill - Images of America, The Squirrel Hill Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing, 2005.

Lyndhurst was then bought by industrialist Emil Winter (1857-1941), a prominent banker and a founder of the Pittsburgh Steel Co., who extensively remodeled the home. Lyndhurst was demolished c.1942. [6]

Thanks for the correction, @Pixel Wrangler. So the title of the photo is incorrect!

query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E01E2DA163BE733A...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Gould Helen Gould was the daughter of railroad "robber baron" Jay Gould. He died in 1892 and his house passed down to his daughter(s) (sister Anna donated it to the Natl Trust). The Gould home had a name, Lyndhurst. Here is an article about Lyndhurst, including its association with Dark Shadows: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndhurst_(house) Here is the Lyndurst website: www.lyndhurst.org/ Here is its location on Google Maps: maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lyn...

Another picture of the home: Helen Gould's Home, Scene of Her Wedding To-day to F.J. Shepard query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D01EFD6123BE633A...

Here is Flickr LOC photo of Helen Gould: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2162673457/

Is this image reversed? Compare with www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3159331415/