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Margaret Hildeburn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindley_Miller_Garrison Natalie Harris Lum en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hays_Hammond

NYT of May 29, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05E0D8173AE633A... reports on a garden party at Governors Island at which Mrs Garrison and Mrs. Leary were among those receiving the guests. A contiguous photo is definitely of that event. Perhaps one of the Flickr fashionistas can tell us if Mrs. Leary's hat is adorned by green "aigrettes." That's what she wore for the garden party. If not, it might be another event. The article does not mention Mrs. Hammond.

Other Bain/LOC photos from the 1914 version of the Army Relief Society's annual garden party on Governors' Island:

Richard Arthur Norton, swanq & Wystan: Thanks once again for the research to pull this group of images together. I think it's pretty likely this group is at the party on Governor's Island, despite the lack of mention of Mrs. J.H. Hammond in the New York Times article. (And those feathers on Mrs. Leary's do look like they may be aigrettes though it's not easy to tell if they are green, as the article details! Aigrettes were usually egret or white heron plumes, but the term also was used for other similar-looking feathers.) We will update this record to reflect these new details.

Eleanor H. Steele who married Count Jean de La Grèze in 1910, see - NYT, August 24, 1910 - NYT, October 20, 1910 The date on the negative is 10/11/20, at that time the newspapers reported about a divorce, see e.g. - NYT, October 10, 1920 - The Sunday Oregonian, October 24, 1920 (with photo). She is the person at right.

Eleanor had sisters Nancy and Kathryn.

See comments under photo which shows her sister Kathryn, and might also show Eleanor or Nancy


Nancy is shown in:

Her companion has quite a hat, competing with those in

b-59: thanks for finding more information on the Countess. We'll update the record.

Knickers right there in the window?? A bit racy for the time, no? Fabulous photo!!

Judging by the women's clothing, this looks like it might date from just after the First World War/early 20s. The women's skirts would have been longer pre-war and their waistbands haven't yet descended to the hips. Also it looks like the young man standing in Pugh's doorway is on crutches - although its hard to see even at the biggest size - if so, that would fit with the date estimate too. I wish I could see this even bigger! I'm researching young working class women's wear in the interwar period and this shop is terrific - I need to see those price tags!

Ivor Pugh OBE was my 'great uncle'. Lost a leg and eye in WW1 from apparently throwing himself on a live grenade in an ammunition store. Even so, led a very active life, and died aged about 95 c1980. Owned the 'Chocolate Box' with his wife Maud (my maternal grandmother's sister) until ?early 1970s. The person on crutches is almost certainly him.