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Typo in title and text: Sheppard s/b Shepard

Mr. & Mrs. Shepard are attending a polo match at Meadow Brook Field. The Newport Cup, effectively the polo championship of the world, was played there on June 14, 1913. America defeated England. From the New York Times of the following day: " Mr. and Mrs. Finley J. Shepard (Miss Helen Gould) also paid their first visit to Meadow Brook. After they had run the gauntlet of cameras, they sat with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould in a grandstand box. Mrs. Shepard wore a blue poplin dress topped with a blush straw hat which had a single red rose." There were many other society types there whom were fully described in the article: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D05E... I believe that the listing of society attendees will help to match up with other photographs taken on the same day.

Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for the heads up on the typo in the caption. lifeasdaddy: Thank you for the extensive description from the New York Times! It was very helpful for confirming the identity of Mrs. Shepard. We will update the description to include more complete names as well as add more information about the polo match they are attending.

I started an entry for him in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Johnson_Shepard I started her biography in 2005: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Miller_Gould en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowbrook_Polo_Club

C. Murvin Wood born 9 January 1885 Bible Grove IL www.earlyaviators.com/ewood3.htm

puzzlemaster: thanks for the information which will be useful to update our records. However, there seems to be a discrepancy in the year he was born. You have January 9, 1885 while in the same link that you provided it has his birth date as being 1887, www.earlyaviators.com/ewood.htm. Where did you find the date of his birth? Thanks.

I got his birth date from his passport application of 1913 which I found in US Passport Applications 1789-1925 at ancestry.com The application, which is signed by Mr Wood, gives his birth date as January 9, 1885. The application appears to have been filled out by someone other than the signatory, however, so perhaps it is not as reliable as it first appears. So I went back and searched for more evidence. The 1900 US Census of Bible Grove IL includes a Clyde M Wood, son of Leander Wood, who was born in January 1885. The 1910 Census of the same place also has " C M Wood, aged 25, teacher" who appears to be the same individual. Keep the pictures coming Pete. They're much appreciated.

puzzlemaster, that is outstanding research.

Thanks Lifeasdaddy. The internet makes all possible.

June 14, 1913. England vs. U.S. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3437653681/ which links to NYT article query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E3D61F3AE633A...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowbrook_Polo_Club en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polo_Cup