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August Herrmann bio on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Herrmann The photo was taken in New York City, where the team owners' association met, on December 9 and 10, 1913, to hold a formal election of Pennsylvania Governor John K. Tener, a former ball player, as the new President of the National League. Another photo shows the group assembled in convention in a New York hotel ballroom: During a lull in the proceedings, the dapper W. F. Baker, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, consumes a cigar:

Another Bain/LOC photo of August "Garry" Hermann, owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and chairman of the National Base Ball Commission:

Bain photo of Garry Herrmann at the 1914 World Series:

Is this the balloon launched from atop the John Wanamaker store in Philadelphia?

So many wonderful photos...thank you for sharing them, and for all of your good work.

This is probably Leo Stevens, balloonist here in the 1906 NYT: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0DE6D81F3DE633A... And here (1906): query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E7D6103EE733A... See other L. Stevens image showing the man himself here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2162732173/ And I think our friend undeadsinatra has been at work making all the connections here before me - judging by the tags for this image.

We'll add Steven's complete name to the source catalog and reload the description. Thanks!

It does look like that balloon. Seems to be a July 8, 1911 date on there.

"Silver Queen" Consolidated B-24J-145-CO Liberator s/n 44-40148 344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF Front Row (L-R): Wilson Rapp - Navigator Ray Smith - Co-Pilot Jack Stevens - Pilot Bill Voss - Bombardier Back Row )L-R): Oscar Cushing - Ball Turret Gunner Walter Bohnenstiehl - Radio Operator Louis Marcarelli - Engineer (KIA,July 22,1944) Herb Vaughn - Top Turret Gunner Don Good - Waist Gunner Ben Bertalot - Tail Gunner This crew was originally assigned to the 791st BS, 467th BG, 8th AF.