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I don't know which Taft that is, but he doesn't look like President Taft.

Photo is from September 1913 based on information about Gaynor's death.

The funeral took place on September 22, 1913, and Ex-president Taft was among the pallbearers, see photo in the New-York tribune., September 23, 1913, Page 2. See also


But this photo doesn't show Ex-pres. W. H. Taft (nor his brother Charles Phelps Taft, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Phelps_Taft).

And the man with mustache and glasses isn't Robert Adamson, another pallbearer. A photo of R. Adamson is here:


Rhinelander Waldo:
Could be the man tagged "Taft"

Thanks for your research B-59. We'll see what we can find about the identity of the pallbearers in this photo, and add them to the record the next time we update.

The churches at right are still around. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_(New_York_City) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Chapel_(New_York,_New_York) The Parkhurst church was built with a dome (Byzantine and Greek in look rather than Gothic) because a steeple would have been dwarved by the surrounding buildings, according to NYT of March 5, 1904 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9903E1D71530E132A... It was demolished after relatively few years. See NYT, September 28, 1919. MILLON DOLLAR BUILDING TO REPLACE PARKHURST CHURCH ON MADISON AVENUE; Eighteen-Story Structure Being Built by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Will Be Connected with Main Building by Bridge Across Twenty-fourth Street query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E0DD1738EF31A...

I don't know where or how but I have a feeling I've seen the photograph before and it was listed as Donegal. I am probably way off the mark and it is more likely Cork but that is what comes to mind. It is an idyllic scene wherever it is.

I've definitely seen this church before. I'll have a think.

A beautiful old photo. Be interesting to see what it looks like now.

Looks like somewhere between Swinford and Achill, btw, just on the scenery (tree slopes point to prevailing west wind), but like cookie, I'm making no guarantees; It could as easily be the other side of the country.

what a really charming scene.