Charles H. Ebbets, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right [between 1900 and 1920]

1 photographic print.

Charles Henry Ebbets, Sr. was an American sports executive who served as co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1897 to 1902 before becoming majority owner of the team, doing so until his death in 1925. He also served as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1898 to 1925. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ebbets

#Portrait #Photography #CharlesHEbbetsJr #EarlythCentury #FormalSuit #BlackandWhite #Ebbets #news
https://www.loc.gov/item/92519164/

Arthur Powell Davis, 1861-1933 [no date recorded on caption card]

1 photographic print. | Half lgth., facing slightly left.

Arthur Powell Davis was an American hydrographer, engineer, geographer, topographer and nephew of John Wesley Powell. He was born on February 9, 1861, in Decatur, Illinois and received his Civil Engineering degree from George Washington University in 1888. Upon graduation he joined his uncle west on the US Geological Survey through New Mexico, Arizona, and California. He then worked in hydrography in places as far flung as China, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Turkestan. In 1888 he co-founded the National Geographic Society, and in 1907 he was elected president of the Washington Society of Engineers. He served as the director of the Reclamation Service from 1914 to 1923. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1921 and the American Philosophical Society in 1927. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Powell_Davis

#Portrait #Photography #Glasses #Suit #Formal #ArthurPowellDavis #BlackandWhite #EarlytoMidthCentury #FormalSuit #photographicprint #news #ArthurDavis
https://www.loc.gov/item/2003688991/

George B. Cortelyou, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing front [between 1899 and 1901]

1 photographic print.

George Bruce Cortelyou was an American cabinet secretary of the early twentieth century. He served in various capacities in the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Cortelyou

#GeorgeBCortelyou #photography #Portrait #sepiatone #OfficeSetting #EarlythCentury #FormalSuit #sepia #desk #formal #GeorgeBruce #George #news
https://www.loc.gov/item/2001697065/

Edwin Hurd Conger, 1843-1907 1907 May 16.

1 photographic print. | Head and shoulders, facing left. Diplomat.

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https://www.loc.gov/item/2002706194/

1966 Elegance at a Train Station, 1960s

The image captures the essence of mid-20th-century style and travel as passengers are seen boarding or alighting from a train.
Tags: vintage fashion, railway station, elegance, polka-dotted dress, striped skirt, formal suit, classic umbrella

https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/11-November1966-Page-145.png

#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintagefashion #railwaystation #elegance #polka-dotteddress #stripedskirt #formalsuit #classicumbrella