williamjaygaynor

"W. Archer Thompson" not Warcher

This appears to have been the scene, on November 1, 1913, of a big auction at the Long Island farm of the late New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor, who had died in September. Items at auction included Gaynor's horses and farm animals, and drew a crowd of 1,000. The New York Times of January 28, 1892, reported the wedding of William Archer Thompson and Louise Schermerhorn Little. [They sound like the names of Edith Wharton characters.] Among the wedding guests was Miss Moller, and her mother, Mrs. Moller. Former (and future) President Grover Cleveland had been invited, but sent regrets. When this photo was taken, Mrs. Butler Duncan had been a widow for over a year. Her husband, William Butler Duncan II, had been a New York banker and president of a railroad before his death on March 30, 1912.

Richard: Thanks for the correction. Will sumit for update to the catalog record.

This photo is what it is like to have a catarrhact

Look at the date on the photo moron. We are lucky any historic documents survive.

LOC -- your date is wrong, should be 1913.

Wystan, Thanks for the heads up on the date. We will correct it when we update the record.