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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.

Nope, haven't got a clue;-)

Swordscookie Well, that's a very direct answer! :)

Unless somebody is very familiar with the view I can't see this being easy. There are no shop names, posters or other manmade evidence to help. The one redeeming feature is that gap in the hills on the other side of town. The steep slope of the hill and the obvious valley in which the town is situated would indicate either a sea or riverside location but that doesn't count for much in a small island like ours.

I am 99.9% sure that this is Downpatrick, County Down. Looking down English Street, from the hill with the cathedral, past the jail, into the town. The lovely old buildings are still there on the left. The notch on the far hillside is slightly hidden from street view by the present building at the bottom of the street - now the Down Arts Centre .

Sorry I have to zap off here for a while so I can't do anymore of the investigating :-( But at the bottom of the hill on the left are the offices of the Down Recorder newspaper which was estabished in 1836. What I am not sure of is if the building has been replaced since then (even though I have been in them - they do look old!!)

This appears to be Mrs. Roger Sullivan (née Helen M. Quinlan) (center), her daughter, Virginia Hopkins Sullivan (left) and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. B. H. (Boetius Henry) Sullivan (née Mary Loretta Connery) (right).  Roger C. Sullivan was the first Democratic boss of Cook county (IL) – a position he held for 25 years. He was credited with swinging key support to Woodrow Wilson at the 1912 Democratic convention. A Bain / LOC photo of him is posted here.

“I leave politics to Roger, home takes my time” – Mrs. Sullivan

“Mrs. Roger Sullivan ... is content to stay away from politics, and believes more women should follow her example. “On women gaining suffrage she says, 'I think they do more harm then good.' ” [1] Virginia, one of four sisters (Mary Catherine, Helen Marie and Frances Josephine) and one brother (“Bo”), was described at the 1912 Democratic National Convention (at age 17) as ... “She is pure and simple vivacity, life, energy, and everything that thrills. She is the sort of girl that never 'lolls.' She can run her own automobile, and does when she is at home and she loves athletics and anything that has excitement in it. She is a petite young person, with black hair and blue eyes and rosy cheeks and she speaks with an expression that suggests a bit of Irish brogue.” Virginia married Thomas V. Brennan, an executive of the Independence Packing company in Chicago in 1918, and she died in 1937 at the age of 40. Boetius Sullivan and Loretta Connery were married December 27, 1911. –Compiled and excerpted [2] [3] [4]

wow this is so beautiful

Marvelous Pic

I really like this picture! It is amazing to see women dressed like this way by that time.

by the looks of Mrs. Roger Sullivan I doubt that she left politics to Roger....methinks that she had a significant impact on what Roger thought. I certainly wouldn't want to cross her......