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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.

This photograph was likely taken on August 21, 1917, when the Belgian Mission visited New York City and was greeted by New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (Mayor 1914 - Dec 1917).

A similar photo is shown in the September 2, 1917 Sun (The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 02 Sept. 1917. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-09-02/ed-... ) and NARA has some images of the event on Wikimedia (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commission_-_From_Foreign... catalog.archives.gov/id/26431636) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commission_-_From_Foreign...(right)_in_automobile_at_the_Cit(...)_-_NARA_-_26431602.jpg)

Thanks Dean Z, I think you're right. We'll add some of this info to the catalog record.

Ceremony on May 30, 1917 to officially launch the U.S.S. Recruit in Union Square. See

That is Mrs. Mitchel with the flowers.

Also on the photo: Borough President Marcus M. Marks, see www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3820618400/

Thanks Art Siegel, for connecting the related photos we'll fill in the caption the next time we update.