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Looks to be Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village in background at right

It looks like 7/10/13 is written backwards on the right border.

Infrogmation and falconn67: Thanks for the comments about the date and location of this photo. It does look like Washington Square Arch, New York City. We will add the information to the description and update the database.

The vehicle on the right was made by De Dion-Bouton of France.

the fifth avenue bus company began assigning route numbers to buses instead of descriptions in 1916. so if this was 1916, the bus to the left would be called the #5, and the bus to the right would be the #2 today's buses use similar route numbers, the M5, and the M2.

The airplane appears to be an Albatros B.II.

Yes, I think so: www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=4&w=a en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatros_B.II

I believe this is actually an Albatros B.I aircraft, based on the three-bay wing (note the three sets of struts on the starboard wing). Adding to any further potential confusion regarding the Albatros B.I and the B.II, is the fact that several B.I aircraft had their wings rebuilt into a two-bay configuration (like that of the subsequent B.II).

Francisco I. Madero, Sr. father of Francisco I. Madero, Jr., recently murdered President of Mexico and Rafael Hernandez. brother-in-law and cousin of the late President and who was his Secretary of the Interior arrived on March 7, 1913 from Vera Cruz aboard the Ward steamship Mexico according to this New York Times article of the following day: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9906E1D9133BE633A... Madero, Sr., was 64 at this time, and his son bore a remarkable family resemblance judging by the photograph of the son in this wikipedia artile: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_I._Madero Francisco I. Madero, Sr., also appears in the following group portrait as subject number 12, with his son the President as subject number 5: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2536794768/in/p... Other Bain collection photographs in this photostream relevant to President Madero are here: www.flickr.com/search/?q=madero&w=8623220@N02

great shot

Is this a grieving mood? His two sons (Gustavo and Francisco) were slain two weeks before.

I don't see the parents smiling. Maybe Raefel Hernandez was just in an award moment. We were'nt there so how can you comment on their mood. His wife Mercedes is looking at him very concerened