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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purroy_Mitchel A report of the funeral is in the NYT, July 12, 1918 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E2D7173EE4...

According to that report, this is the casket being lifted onto a caisson from West Point in front of City Hall, starting a journey to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Woodlawn Cemetery. Theodore Roosevelt (who would die about 7 months later) is visible with the honorary pallbearers at center.

Mayor Mitchel, 2 years earlier, at the New York Preparedness parade.

See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/28172963665/

The photo was taken at 447 W 162nd Street, New York Streetview 2014: goo.gl/maps/yN4b6SFAt6Q2 This was the home of the mother of John Purroy Mitchel, Mary Mitchel, where where the body was brought, s. The evening world., July 09, 1918, Final Edition, Image 4 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1918-07-09/ed-...

Funeral for Whitelaw Reid. Looks like they're outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

B&W, my true love. Great photo

captainslack: In this case, the details of the photograph have been included in the above record in the Notes area, and the original title left intact. You'll see by reading the Notes that your conclusions were correct!

This photo caught my eye because it showed me how customs were back then and how funerals were held. Today we do the same thing, but in this day in age a lot of it seems pretentious. In this photo I see tradition and attention to detail for this fallen man and I also see how people respected the dead.

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