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Another lovely old picture and the chap striding towards the camera does add to the interest of the shot. The street looks very clean, no litter.

It doesn't look much like this photo

If it's Belfast, the electric trams mean it's 1906 or later.

Niall McAuley That's why I'm confused, Niall. And hastily amending date, but I'm happy enough that it's Belfast...

It's similar in style to the Great Northern Railway Station but I don't think it's the same building.

Same women, same session, different pose:

Definately high fashion of the era !

As pennyrichardsca indicates with the other photo, these must be the wives of three democratic leaders: Robert Crain, who was chairman of the committee that raised the guarantee fund which landed the 1912 Democratic National Convention for Baltimore. Thomas Taggart of Indiana Norman E. Mack, New York Chairman of the Democratic National Committeeman. The date on the stamp is 6/1?/12 -- which is consistent with the date of the convention.

swang - I agree with you. I'm starting to tag the phhotos related to the 1912 convention as "1912 DNC" to keep track.

Thanks for bringing attention to date on the negative. We'll update the source data and reload the description.

The engagement of Miss Mildred Hardy (1898-1983), a daughter of Congressman Rufus Hardy (1855-1943), of Texas, to Mr. William (W. L.) Taggart of Washington, D.C. was announced on January 16, 1921.  Mr. W. L. Taggart was a son of Hugh T. Taggart, former assistant Attorney General. They were married on February 21, 1921. — New York Tribune,  [1] Mildred Hardy studied at the Art Students League of New York (with Henri) (1916-1917). She studied at the Corcoran School of Art and the Abbott School of Fine and Commercial Art in Washington, DC. A renowned artist, her paintings were displayed in Washington's National Gallery among others. [2] Mildred Hardy Taggert and her husband lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland. They were divorced in 1950. They had two daughters, Julie Ann Taggart Robinson (1923-2009), and Barbara Jean Taggart (1928-2008). [3] [4] [5] [6]

What a beautiful lady!

Two of their husbands: Harriet B. Taggart Mack (d. 1954) daughter of Isaac Taggart of Buffalo NY, was married to Norman Edward Mack (1858-1932), a Buffalo newspaperman who served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1908; Harriet was also active with the party for decades, and served as a delegate to various national conventions. www.buffaloah.com/a/forestL/mack/index.html politicalgraveyard.com/families/13642.html Thomas Taggart (1856-1929) was the Irish-born mayor of Indianapolis, and DNC chair: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Taggart More Tom Taggart in the Commons:

Another Bain/LOC photo, taken on the same occasion, also shows these three ladies: