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The tall women in the center looking directly at the camera is noted British actress Ellen Terry. She was the great aunt of actor Sir John Gielgud.

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale (1883-1967), actress, suffragist, author: www.stagebeauty.net/th-frames.html?http&&&www... Evelyn Garnaut Smalley (d. 1938) of New York; born in London to American parents who were friends of Henry James. She was awarded a Croix de Guerre for bravery during WWI, for her work with the YMCA at Bouy. She edited the Henry James Yearbook (1923). champagne1418.pagesperso-orange.fr/recit/recit9.htm

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SS City of New York, Blue Ribband winner, pictured much earlier in the set as well. Her original 3rd funnel was removed in 1902-3 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_City_of_New_York

Kilted Cowboy, thanks for giving us the full name of the ship. We will update our records.

Another Bain/LOC photo of the "City of New York" in New York harbor:

a great classic liner! mrdot.

Beautiful....

Noted British actress Ellen Terry, great aunt of actor Sir John Gielgud. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Terry

Miss Terry on Way Home. There was a suggestion of midsummer about the steaming yesterday of the New York of the American line, which started for Liverpool with a full list of passengers. Among those on board were Miss Ellen Terry, actress, and her grand niece. June Ellen Terry Morris, four years old. As a result of an accident to the automobile which conveyed Miss Terry to the Pier, she arrived only a few minutes before the gangway was hoisted. It caused her more violent exercise than she had taken in many years, she said, and made her miss many of her friends who were on the pier to wish her a pleasant voyage. New York Herald, May 2, 1915

Thanks artolog. I found an article in the New York Tribune for May 2. So we'll add the date as well as a fuller version of the grand niece's name the next time we update.