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Boy's idea of fun has changed a lot.

A camp near Peekskill, N.Y., s. article with photo in the New-York tribune., July 29, 1917, Page 8 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-07-29/ed-...

B-59: It seems likely that this is the Peekskill training camp for boys set up during World War I. We will add more details when we update.

More on the camp from the New York Times" "BOYS FOR TRAINING CAMP.; Commission Announces Names of First Group from Metropolis. May 21, 1917, ALBANY, May 20.--The first group of boys from Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn to attend the State Training Camp at Peekskill during July has been selected by the Military Training Commission. It was announced that 900 boys from Greater New York will be sent to the camp and an equal number from up-State communities." query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9502E4D9123AE433A...

From the Imperial War Museum site:


"THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918

part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

Made by: McLellan, David (Second Lieutenant) (Photographer)

1918-05-02

RAF Caquot kite balloon about to ascend, the basket is just leaving the ground. Air mechanics are holding the ropes and the motor winch can be seen beyond. Photograph taken in Gosnay, 2 May 1918."

THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 12029)

earlier shot from same event:

THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 12031)

More shots of balloon operations at Gosnay, France on May 2, 1918 by Lt. David McLellan:
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=mclellan%2C+gosna...

It looks like some sort of bizarre celebration of an internal organ... or a not so internal one.

Wow thats a cool image.

Building in back is Frazee Potomac Laundry, 18th Street and D Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. (NW Corner).

Enhancement of the hi-res version of the photo allows reading "National Capital Horse Show 1911" on the ribbon.. There seem to be many photos of this show in the LOC Harris & Ewing Collection. The show was held May 4-6, 1911. I think many of these photos can be identified, and maybe there is still information on the contrestants' numbers, which are visible on armbands.

I think this is Martha Hazard, who is named in some of the other H&E pictures. www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016863330/ looks like the same outfit and www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016863575/ could be the same horse with a white sock on left hind leg. The Times Dispatch. May 05, 1911, Page 7, column 4 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1911-05-05/ed-... mentions some women who competed, including Miss Hazard.

Agree, that's her. She's got the same armband on in one of the other pictures. This show was a pretty big deal. The site is referred to as Potomac Park, but is not the same site as the later Potomac Parks. This park no longer exists. The grounds were specially built for this show in 6 weeks on a vacant lot. President Taft was the patron of the show and attended. There seem to be 60 pictures of the 1911 show from Harris & Ewing, almost all not identified as such. www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=horse%201911%20H261 The unidentified people in them, as well as the roles in the show of the identified people can mostly be figured out from two articles in Bit & Spur magazine, at pp. 8 and 23 of this referenced search: books.google.com/books?id=4hdLAQAAMAAJ&dq=National+Ca... There are also 6 photos illustrating the second article.

Another mystery solved, starting with some careful, close looking. Wonderful to know more about this 1911 event depicted in so many Harris & Ewing photos. We will make edits to all of the related photos' descriptions with the information you've provided!