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Madison Sq. Garden -- N.Y. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Dendroica cerulea said:
    Presumably this is the second Madison Square Garden, which opened in 1890. The colonnade looks similar to the one in the Wikipedia illustration. Unlike the current building with that name, this one was actually close to Madison Square.
  • Wystan said:
    Those appear to be political posters, stuck onto the columns with adhesive tape. But had adhesive tape been invented by 1913? And can anyone make out the words -- or recognize the candidate's photo?
  • Arden said:
    Dendroica cerulea: thank you for the information about Madison Square Garden. We will add some of it to the image description.
  • B-59 said:
    The posters say "FOR CONTROLLER WM. A. PRENDERGAST". William A. Prendergast was controller of the city of New York. See u.o. New-York tribune., October 17, 1909, Image 17 New-York tribune., October 27, 1913, Page 3

Jack Barrett [i.e., Barnett] with Barnum (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 5 older comments, and then…
  • Fabricator of Useless Articles said:
    I love the 'second take' expression on the tall guy.
  • Lauren Goode said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Curiouser and curiouser!, and we'd love to have this added to the group! you are also welcome to join the group if you wish :-)
  • The Library of Congress said:
    PaperPal -- Please click on the "Invite this photo to..." link below the comment box, and we'll accept it. Glad the image suits.
  • Patrick Barnum said:
    This photo is mislabeled. I don't know the identity of the gentleman on the left, but he's definitely not P.T. Barnum.
  • WolfFoley said:
    The photographer's comment engraved on the negative is that Jack Barrett was with "Barnum," meaning "Barnum's show" which is Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum was long dead, but people still refer to the show by his name. No idea who the man on the left is. The right side of the negative indicates that Jack Barrett was 28 inches high. Cannot tell if it identifies the other man. The photograph almost certainly was taken at Madison Square Garden, where the B&B show opened every Spring. A check with Circus World Museum's index would reveal what years Barrett was with that show.

Xmas tree - Madison Sq. N.Y. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    This picture was taken BEFORE they had trucks and roads that could get them a big Adirondack Tree
  • Wystan said:
    More Bain/LOC photos of the 1913 tree-raising project:
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    Interestingly, in most of these photographs of the tree-raising in Madison Square, there are, in fact, people in the tree either tying or releasing ropes. They are only visible if you view the larger digital files over at the Library of Congress website by following the link at Persistent URL above. Quite a job!
  • Wystan said:
    And here I had figured that "learning the ropes" was only a seafaring term! Aye, aye Cap'n! Ahoy and avast! Batten down the mizzenmast!