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Mabel Garrison Siemonn (April 24, 1886 - August 20, 1963), was an American coloratura soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1914 to 1921. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Garrison It looks like demonstration of a WWI victory garden

Richard Norton: Thank you for the information about opera singer Mabel Garrison. We will add more to the image description when we update.

Given the nearby pictures of Mabel Garrison on the Recruit, this must be the model gardens in Union Square established to encourage growing food in wartime, just adjacent to the Recruit: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-06-22/ed-...

Mabel Garrison (1886-1963) was a popular coloratura soprano. "She made her Metropolitan Opera debut on February 15, 1914 in concert, singing arias from operas by Verdi and Mozart." [1]

Based on a catalog Ms. Garrison is holding in the photo below, apparently taken at the same time, the date of this photograph is likely November, 1918.

There are several photographs of Mabel Garrison in The Bain Collection.

[ "Mabel Garrison" by The Library of Congress ]

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Mabel Garrison (1886-1963) was a popular coloratura soprano. "She made her Metropolitan Opera debut on February 15, 1914 in concert, singing arias from operas by Verdi and Mozart." [1]

Based on a catalog Ms. Garrison is holding in the photo below, apparently taken at the same time, the date of this photograph is likely November, 1918.

There are several photographs of Mabel Garrison in The Bain Collection.

[ "Mabel Garrison" by The Library of Congress ]