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Frank Moss (c1860-1920) of New York City, assistant district attorney, and president of the Board of Police Commissioners: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Moss_(lawyer)

In 1913, he figured in the prosecution of the Rosenthal murder case. Many Bain photos on LOC are related to that case.

pennylrichardsca and Wystan, Thanks for the additional information on Mr. Moss. We can expand the description when we update.

A cropped version of this photo ran in The Sunday Oregonian, July 13, 1913, SECTION FIVE, Image 63 with the caption: "Frank Moss, who is now Assist ant District Attorney of New York, Is a candidate to succeed District Attorney Whitman if the latter is nominated for Mayor. Mr. Moss has been concerned for many years in public movements for the prosecution of official delinquents and the purification of the city, and it is thought altogether likely he will be the next District Attorney." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1913-07-13/ed-1/se...

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Good calls with the Fitzroy falls! It is amazing how different they look in almost every photo. Respect to Mr Hall for going out on a limb or rock shelf to get this photo. Recent photo with much more vegetation - [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianmh2011/13692313664] Earlier from other direction by John Paine (1833-1908), which shows where Mr Hall would have been -

That description in the Sydney Mail article wins The Purple Prose of the Year Award 1882 ! " ... Immediately it streams over the ledge it is divided into spray for which only feeble comparisons exist. Gossamer, lace, and down are alternately suggested as similarities, but neither conveys an adequate idea of the appearance of the fall as, swayed by the action of the breeze, it assumes the most fantastic forms. At a short distance it looks something like an undulating film of gossamer, then like a cloud of tiny feathers, until it changes into a ribbon of lace of constantly varying patterns. Millions of tiny spray drops fall gently downwards, and the imagination converts them into a shower of pearls while the clouds intercept the rays of the sun, and when these break forth again the visitor conceives himself to be gazing on a stream of diamond dust. ... ... " More if you can stand it - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/161922472

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Ha! I never knew that!

Could also be Belmore falls. www.flickr.com/photos/kipnewing/4041717703/in/set-7215762...

On second thought it is Fitzroy, because you can see the lookout in the very top on the frame on this one, taken in 1925 www.flickr.com/photos/kipnewing/4041705091/in/set-7215762...

This is lovely...my wisteria has just finished! An interesting series!

Wow!! Wonderful

very nice garden!!!

An exceptional shot, great composition, colors and details .... congratulations!

awesome!