washingtonsquare

Looks to be Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village in background at right

It looks like 7/10/13 is written backwards on the right border.

Infrogmation and falconn67: Thanks for the comments about the date and location of this photo. It does look like Washington Square Arch, New York City. We will add the information to the description and update the database.

The vehicle on the right was made by De Dion-Bouton of France.

the fifth avenue bus company began assigning route numbers to buses instead of descriptions in 1916. so if this was 1916, the bus to the left would be called the #5, and the bus to the right would be the #2 today's buses use similar route numbers, the M5, and the M2.

Should be Aileen Sedgwick and Marion Tiffany, see www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/11733791166/

It is likely that this photo was taken at the Greenwich Village Garden Party in June, 1917. See

Thanks for connecting the two images of the young ladies, B-59. We'll make the correction to the caption the next time we update.

A "Miss Tiffany" is mentioned in connection with the Greenwich Village Garden Party in May, 1917: The Washington, D.C. Times reported, on May 23, 1917: "VEGETABLE PARTY RAISES BIG FUND New York People Help Woman's National Service League. NEW YORK. May 23. Five thousand society, near-society, and non-society folk paid their way into a Washington Square garden party with raw vegetables which they later bought back at prices that even the war never can force. Wherefore, the Woman's National Service League's campaign fund is richer by several thousand dollars today. Mayor Mltchel's wife got in with a young basket of carrots; Miss Tiffany gave $5 for a frankfurter and ate it- which was worth $5 more. Marie Dressler auctioned off a bouquet of cabbages, onions, string beans, and garlic tied with red. white, and blue baby ribbon." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1917-05-23/ed-...

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Rita Lydig (born Rita Hernandez de Alba de Acosta, October 1875– October 27, 1929) was an American socialite regarded as "the most picturesque woman in America." She was photographed by Adolf de Meyer, Edward Steichen, and Gertrude Käsebier, sculpted in alabaster by Malvina Hoffman, and was painted by Giovanni Boldini and John Singer Sargent, among others. She also wrote one novel, Tragic Mansions (Boni & Liveright, 1927), under the name Mrs Philip Lydig, a society melodrama described as "emotionally moving and appealing" by The New York Times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_de_Acosta_Lydig

Rita Lydig see also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3220580236/

LOC: Was there a reason the following photo was not uploaded to Flickr in the 4178 series? www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/ggb2005024323/

It is likely that this photo was taken at the Greenwich Village Garden Party in May, 1917 in Washington Square. Date on the negative seems to be 5/13/17. Mrs. George Ethridge was on the committee putting on the event.
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=990DE5D9123AE4...
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Thank you Richard Norton for the information about Rita Lydig. She seems to be wearing a banner that may say, "Women Suffrage...." Was anyone able to learn anything about Mrs. George Ethridge?