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Would a hat like the gent's on the right (fedora? homburg?) be around in the teens?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Village

This photo ran in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) June 03, 1917, with the caption: " Greenwich Village held a garden party recently under the auspices of the National League for Women's Service for the benefit of that war service organization in which Anne Morgan and other, well-known women are much interested. Greenwich Village is that part of old New York which centers in Washington Square. It is bounded on the north by society and on the south by Bohemia. Both contributed to the success of the garden party. Things to eat in Washington Square Park were served in little booths, or from stands, and one of the most popular of these was the "hot dog" stand, suggestive of the epicurean delights of Coney Island. There was a dancing pavilion and the wife of Mayor Mltchel did a one-step there to open the fete." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-06-03/ed-1/se...

Thanks for your research Art Siegel. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

This charity garden party on May 22, 1917 was a one-off event, not to be confused with the Greenwich Village Fair, which was held repeatedly.

The arch is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Square_Arch
"a marble triumphal arch built in 1892 in Washington Square Park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It celebrates the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as President of the United States in 1789 and forms the grand southern terminus of Fifth Avenue."

A banner reads, "Boyce's Tigers." See for a picture of the Boyce who trained the Tigers.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/1940/09/28/renascent-tigers gives his first name as Adolphe.

NYT of Sept 3, 1917 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00EFDB103BE03AB... indicated that parades of drafted men were to be held the following day simultaneously in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Captain A.L. Boyce, U.S.R., marshal of the parade would meet the reserve officers who were to assist him at 9:30 am under the Washington Arch to deliver final instructions. NYT of Sept 4, 1917 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E7DA103BE03AB... has more details, and indicates that Boyce's Tigers were the one draft contingent who had received training at this point, drilling on Governor's Island.

Major Adolphe Lippig Boyce, M.D. (1866-1955) was the commander of Boyce's Tigers, a paramilitary group. He trained civilians on Governor's Island prior to World War I and New York City Center prior to World War II.

swanq and Richard Norton: Thank you for the location of this image and information about Major Boyce and "Boyce's Tigers." We will add more information to the description when we update.

I used this image today on The Big Read blog. www.arts.gov/bigreadblog/ (The Big Read is the national literary reading program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.)

Wonderful! Thanks for letting us know.