Adm. Usher & Mayor Mitchel, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.
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Adm. Usher & Mayor Mitchel, 1917. Shows New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) turning over the U.S.S. Recruit to Admiral Usher on May 30, 1917. The Recruit was a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memorial Day, May 30, 1917, the day of the "launch" of the ship.
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People Information
Creator
- Bain News Service, attributed to: {American}: Publisher
Subject
- John Purroy Mitchel: American: Politician, Mayor of New York City
- Nathaniel Reilly Usher: American: admiral
People Related
- George Grantham Bain: American: Photographer; press photographer, artist, author, inventor
Geographic Hierarchy
World North and Central America United States New York New York
- 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W
Category Hierarchy
History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events
History & Politics War & Military Wartime
History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
History & Politics Politics Politicians
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4500x2779
File Size : 12,213kb
Aliases
- 2014704715
- 1010046809
- 2014704715
- 3-026-460
- 3026460