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Aug. Belmont, Herb Harriman & wife (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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• B-59 said:

  Herbert M. Harriman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_M._Harriman), son of Oliver Harriman, brother of J. Borden Harriman (NYT, August 13, 1916) and nephew of railroad executive E. H. Harriman (NYT, June 20, 1909). Herbert Harriman married his wife, Mae Brady Hall, a former New York Belle, in 1908 (The evening world., August 19, 1908, Final Results Edition, Page 14, with photo). San Francisco Call, Volume 103, Number 175, 23 May 1908 describes H. M. Harriman as wealthy and a sportsman. He was golf champion in 1899 (NYT, July 9, 1899). Another phot of Mrs. Herbert M. Harriman is in Bisbee daily review., July 16, 1915, Page FIVE. A photo of H. M. Harriman is in www.usgamuseum.com/exhibits_artifacts/charles_macdonald.aspx (second picture, on the right)

• B-59 said:

  A photo of Herbert M. Harriman in 1899:
  
  from The book of sport, edited by William Patten, 1901, page 65 (archive.org/details/bookofsport00patt)

• B-59 said:

  August Belmont - see comment under
  

• Art Siegel said:

  Likely taken at Belmont Park Terminal Course, Hempstead, NY, 5/13/16. See note under

• Jon (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks B-59 for the additional information. We will add their names to the catalog record.