sullivan

The photographer left his bag in the shot...

The photo is dated 11-25-13 -- evidently the date that the Bain News Agency circulated copies of it to their subscribers. It was not taken then, but in October, along with several others in this series that bear the date 10-23-13. Another annoyingly-underexposed shot of West Point football players:

how is it underexposed?

The photographer did not time his exposures properly, so they turned out too damned dark. But at least he was consistent . . .

Could also be a problem with the scanning of the negative.

Please consider adding this photo to the pool "50th Anniversary of Women in Space" www.flickr.com/groups/womeninspace/pool/.

The date is right on top, 6/30/13

falcon67: Thanks for catching the date. We will add it to the description of the image and update the database.

Sometimes called the Big Tim Sullivan Association Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent figure within Tammany Hall. He was euphemistically known as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and, later, as "Big Tim" (because of his large stature). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he controlled much of the city's criminal activities between 14th Street and the Battery in New York City. He is credited as being one of the earliest ward representatives to use his position to enable the activities of criminal street gangs.

The Association quite liked outings to College Point. See some details here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3682650860/ And since we can see the date on the plate of "6/30/13", here is the report from the next day's New York Times: OUTING MINUS "BIG TIM"; Boweryites Miss Absent Chieftain on Their Annual Excursion" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D05E4D71139E6... Highlight of the fun and games was a baseball game of teams comprised of Lean Men versus Fat Men. Read the linked story to see who won.