mayorofnewyorkcity

At desk, the new mayor of New York City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Walker "James John Walker (June 19, 1881 – November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced to resign during a corruption scandal." See www.nytimes.com/1976/08/22/archives/jimmy-walkers-city-ha... which identifies the other two men as part of the Mayor's personal staff. "The Assistant, Charley Kerrigan, a hard‐working former newspaperman; Edward Stanton, a former lobbyist, doubling in brass as Secretary and press officer,.."

Edward L. Stanton www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124431642 Charles Kerrigan www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124431317

Thanks swanq and Richard Norton. We'll add this information to the catalog record.

William Jay Gaynor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jay_Gaynor

Thanks for identifying Mr. Gaynor more fully. (He certainly shows up in a number of settings in the Bain photos!) We'll add to his name when we update the description(s).

"Fiorello Henry La Guardia (December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American politician. He is best known for being the 99th Mayor of New York City for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a Republican. Previously he had been elected to Congress in 1916 and 1918, and again from 1922 through 1930. Irascible, energetic, and charismatic, he craved publicity and is acclaimed as one of the greatest mayors in American history."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_H._La_Guardia

Appears to be taken at the same session as 4 prior Bain photos from Oc tober, 1918: