johnpurroymitchel

Visiting New York as part of his duties on the Italian War Commission, arriving on June 21st, 1917. He was to become Duke of Genoa in 1931. The British and French War Commissions had visited New York the prior month and are the subject of many Bain photos. query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C01E3D8123BE0... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B04E3D8123BE0... John Purroy Mitchel (July 19, 1879 – July 6, 1918) was the 95th mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purroy_Mitchel "Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa (Ferdinando Umberto Filippo Adalberto; 21 April 1884 – 24 June 1963) was the third Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy. He served in the Royal Italian Navy. [...] In May 1917 with War raging in Europe, Prince Ferdinando was appointed to lead an Italian War Commission to the United States of America. The commission which included Guglielmo Marconi and leading Italian political and commercial figures, visited America with the task of discussing financial and trade agreements and increasing co-operation between the two nations to help the Italian war effort." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ferdinando,_Duke_of_Genoa_(1884%E2%80%931963)#cite_note-Washington-2

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Similar image on August 21, 1917 at the stairs of New York City Hall. (catalog.archives.gov/id/26431636) Belgian Mission in New York City. Baron Moncheur, head of the Belgian Mission, center, the other members of the Mission and the Mayor's Reception Committee, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel is on the Baron Moncheur's left, at the City Hall, New York City

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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-...