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Looks to be taken on the same occasion as www.hosttotheworld.com/omeka/items/show/1011 which is indicated to have been on the top of the Waldorf Astoria, to commemorate Eamon De Valera's historic campaign for Irish Independence in the United States. [Aside: perhaps a fitting release for St. Patrick's Day] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_F._Cohalan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éamon_de_Valera en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Goff en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Devoy

swanq: Thanks for providing the names for this photo and the other related photo. We will add details next time we update

de Valera was in New York, at the Waldorf, between June 23rd and June 28th, 1919. see query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E3DF143AE03AB...

See NYT of Jan 30, 1916 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D17FF3E5D1A72... with headline, "SUFFRAGE OPERETTA IS CAST; Marie Dressler and Marie Doro Are in Mrs. Belmont's Play."

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Thanks so much for this link swanq. We'll add some of the information about the operetta to each of the records the next time we update.

My mistake. The note has already been added.

This has been described in The New York Times as Miss Marjorie Smylie and her dog "Bo Peep of Devonshire". Bo Peep was shown at the Toy Spaniel Club of America's ninth annual exhibition, held on December 1, 1911, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Bo Beep was also shown at the Pekingese Club of America's show, December 1, 1913, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. No reference was made to what is presumed to be the other dog in the photograph – "Sweet Joan of Minoro" – which may be the exception proving the rule that "every dog has their day" ;-)   "Minoro" may also be a typo. Marjorie Smylie is the daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Griffen (nèe Julia Ely) and her first husband, Major Charles Albert Smylie.   Mrs. Griffen later divorced Benjamin Griffen after seven years of marriage.