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Probably William Gorham Rice Jr. (1892-1979). A few years after this was taken, WGR Jr. was in WWI as a Red Cross ambulance driver. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1917 for exceptional courage. He became a law professor at the University of Wisconsin. His father William Gorham Rice (1856-1945), ran for Mayor of Albany (1903), ran for Lt. Governor of New York (1914), served as Civil Service Commissioner (appt. 1919). Was also a world-renowned authority on carillons, apparently. His papers are in the New York State Library: www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12866.htm

This might be William Gorham Rice (1856-1945) who, in 1915, became a member of the New York State Civil Service Commission. Brief biography here. A noted supporter of Civil Service reform, he had earlier been a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, from 1895 to 1898. I can't find any photos of William Gorham Rice (or his namesake son, born 1892) on the Internet, though, so I can't compare- but this guy sure looks like a civil servant. Edit: Oops. Penny posted while I was digging around the Internet. I can't tell of this photo depicts a youthful guy in his fifties, or an unusually mature-looking guy in his twenties (assuming the photo dates from the early-mid 1910s.) I notice that he sports a pinkie ring and no wedding ring, though, so maybe William Jr. is the more likely candidate.

Yeah, I was mostly going by his age--he really doesn't look like mid-50s to me. Hadn't noticed the pinkie ring!

I looked for passport photos for WGR and WGR Jr. here they are:


William Gorham Rice 1922


William Gorham Rice Jr 1920

It's not a slam dunk, but I'd wager the Bain/LOC photo is of Dad.

Dave Miller Good find. I agree--the LOC photo looks much more like the father's passport photo than like Junior's--similar hair, glasses. (Too bad both men have the dimpled chin, that might have been the clincher.)

I am sure that was a delicious meal, after a backbreaking morning... growing up in Puerto Rico, I had the previleged to enjoy raw sugar cane, this image is nostalgic in a way. Thank you.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The frugal kitchen (photo's & recipes), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

i think that is probably the remnants of rice and beans rather than papaya. Rice and beans has historically been *the* staple dish in PR homes and the beans in PR are cooked with either pumpkin and/or potato and that's what it seems to be there in the container on the right.

Al igual que Carlos Alfaro pienso que lo que queda en la friambera son los remanentes del arroz con habichuelas y papas.

Carlos Alfaro Eso es muy correcto Carlos . en la foto se aprecia es Arroz y Papas podria ser Bacalao guisado con papas. ❤

Dorothy Rice PEIRCE This photo was used in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 10, 1916, SECTION FIVE, Image 64 with the caption " MRS. WALDO PIERCE. who was Dorothy Rice, has qualified as an aviator and wants to join the Army flying corps." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-09-10/ed-1/se... It was also depicted in The evening world., April 10, 1917, Final Edition, Image 3 with the correct caption MRS. WALDO PEIRCE and article "Patriotic Woman to Equip Unit of Suffrage Aviators" (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1917-04-10/ed-...). See also comments under www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/14279873289/

So beautiful portrait:-)))