This is a cabinet photo of a young man, taken by Davis & Howard of Boston, Mass. "Ernest L. Gay, BLS '93" is handwritten on back, which is what makes this interesting. At least to me.
If we have it correct, this person was from a very wealthy family, he was born in 1874 and died of an apparent heart attack in 1916, at the relatively young age of 42. We believe BLS '93 stands for Boston Latin School, 1893. I supposed someone could check that out if they wish. The date seems correct, because that was the year Ernest Gay entered Harvard. Also it fits well with the style of cabinet photo.
And on top of everything else, this is an odd hair style for men of that period. So perhaps I'm the only one, but I like this cabinet photo.
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