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Here is article about Payne Whitney from Wikipedia:

(found through wikipedia) Mrs. Payne Whitney (Helen) is the wife of William Payne Whitney, a wealthy American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. TIME magazine reported that at the time of his death in 1934, Payne Whitney's estate was $191,000,000, the largest ever recorded in the United States. His estate funds contributed to the establishment of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 1932. Flora Whiney is the mother of Payne Whitney and mother-in-law to Helen.

The whipped cream of New York society turned out in October, 1912, for the eleventh annual horse show at the Piping Rock Country Club, in Locust Valley, on the north shore of Long Island. A new clubhouse and stepped observation boxes had just been opened for their pleasure: Story in The New York Times, October 4, 1912: "SOCIETY AMATEURS IN THE SADDLE "Piping Rock Horse Show Attracts Hunting Set to Locust Valley Grounds" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D06E1D6113BE6... Another story in The New York Times, October 5, 1912: "SOCIETY AIDS AT PIPING ROCK SHOW "Notable People View Amateur Horse Exhibition Amid Long Island Hills" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9506E6D7113AE6...

I think this is Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942), wife of Harry Payne Whitney, and her daughter Flora Payne Whitney en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Vanderbilt_Whitney en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Payne_Whitney See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3047673989/

Flora Whitney: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2349967126/

aka Frances Ellen Work?

Here is an article about Frances Work on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Work She was Lady Diana's great grandmother. Here are some NYTimes stories from 1911: FRANK'WORK DEAD' 0F PNEUMOIIA AT 92; Financier Left a Fortune of $15,000,000 Made by Aid of Commodore Vanderbilt. March 17, 1911, Friday FRANK WORK'S BENEFICIARIES; Reported in Newport That His Daughters Are the Principal Ones. Special to The New York Times. March 18, 1911, Saturday Page 13, 1048 words NEWPORT, R.I., March 17. -- It is reported here that the will of Frank Work, who died in New York, Thursday, will show that his daughters, Mrs. Burke Roche and Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt, are the principal beneficiaries. Substantial bequests to Maurice and Frank Roche, grandsons, and to Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, a grand-daughter of Mr. Work, are also said to be provided in the will.

could someone please tell me more about this lady

Her sons: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/36251720586/ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/45114309611/

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Amazing iron lacework

Wonderful photograph.

beautiful house