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Surely "Bryan" is William Jennings Bryan--it looks like him, and he was so prominent, there would only have been a need to mention his last name. According to the Wikipedia article, Bryan supported Wilson in his 1912 presidential bid. And of course, this was Woodrow Wilson while he was governor of New Jersey (1911-1913). The date on the photo is December 12, 1912. (Ah, on edit, I see that someone else had made this identification on another photo.)

Thanks! We'll add the information to the source data and reload the description.

Other Bain/LOC photos of Wilson and Bryan in Trenton NJ -- December 21, 1912:

Probably meeting to put his administration together, as Wilson had already been elected president. Bryan was instrumental in Wilson winning the nomination in the 46th ballot.

Caption says "a few hours after nomination," implying this was taken in 1912

Good point about the caption! (At first, I wondered if Wilson's particularly gaunt appearance here would suggest it was taken four years later, in 1916. But checking historical newspapers confirmed that his 1912 nomination took place July 2, whereas his 1916 nomination took place in June.) We'll adjust the title and date in the source description and reload it to Flickr.

See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2909835902/