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W.B.C. Waterford Boat Club ?

Fred Dean Snr. I would say so. There is a 'similar item' with at least some of these outstanding characters looking very stripey in their boat - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000589993 And these photos of WBC members from 1901 - www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/libraries/waterfo... and 1903 - www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/libraries/waterfo... (from - www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/spo...) make me think this photo is earlier in the 1890s; the clothing, aesthetic poses, etc. Or not?

Is the one on the right a candle holder, or is it just a really weirdly shaped trophy?

I believe the young man to the left of the trophy is Cornelius Patrick "Banquo" Redmond who was cox for the W.B.C., he was also proprietor and editor of the Waterford News. He died at the age of 44 in 1907. www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia/ I would agree this is likely sometime in the 1890's.


His resting place along with his father in Ballygunnar, Waterford.

Sharon Corbet I thought it might have been a punch bowl, but there is mention of 'rose bowls' on that Ask Ireland site (link above) - " ... L. P. Ridgeway was part of a winning Junior Fours crew in 1901. The team won many trophies and on one occasion each crew member was presented with a rose bowl. Nothing more was heard of this story until 2003, when a Reverent Ridgeway from South Africa contacted the club. This man was the son of L. P. Ridgeway and had in his possession the rose bowl, which was now 103 years old. ..." From - www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/spo... It is a fantastically fragile looking thing - I am surprised that it lasted more than five seconds in a boat crew's locker room.

They won, yet look so distrustful. What a great shot.

LEWIS TEWANIMA (HOPI) One of America's greatest long distance runners. Member of U.S. Olympic Team in 1908 and 1912. In 1912 he set the U.S. record for the 10,000 meter run, winning an Olympic silver medal. This record stood until 1964 when it was broken by Oglala Lakota Billy Mills. Tewanima also set the world record for the indoor 10 mile race, at Madison Square Garden. (from www.racismagainstindians.org/Perspectives/Essays/FamousNa... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympi...

Also, found this mention: "Mitchell Arquette has been elected captain of the cross country team_ for‘ 1910. “Chon” has been coming to the front as a distance runner and will take John Corn’s place as Tewanima’s running mate in the distance events of the year." -January 14, 1910 Arrow (pub. Carlisle Indian School)

Louis Tewanima (1888 – January 18, 1969) was an American two-time Olympic distance runner and silver medalist in the 10,000 meter run in 1912. He was a Hopi Indian and ran for the Carlisle Indian School where he was a teammate of Jim Thorpe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Tewanima en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School

Thanks for the full names of these runners. We'll add them to the record next time we update.

So I found babies with similar names winning a "perfect baby contest" in New York, 22 June 1914. It only gives the girl winners, which leaves out young Henry: Johanna Wiggers was the winner, Olga Cohen took second place ($25), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hymen Cohen; and "The Bkln. borough prize went to Marie Danaher of 363 Baltic. She scored 98.7%." See "Perfect a Baby Girl," Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac 30(1915): 358. books.google.com/books?id=zMkWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358&l...

Bain's caption for the lad looks like "Beekman" -- not "Beerman."

I agree, it looks like Beekman.

Found them! New-York Tribune, 26 June 1914, page 14:

The mayor awarded to Olga Cohen of 56 Chrystie Street second prize for the borough; to Henry Beekman of 304 West 135th St., first prize for the Bronx; and to Marie Danager of 363 Battie Street, 1st prize for Brooklyn.

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1914-06-26/ed-...

Better baby contests represented the "softer" side of the eugenics movement.