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Dewey Funeral (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  Admiral George Dewey. His funeral was on Saturday January 20, 1917. See NYT of Jan 21. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C06E0DE173AE433A... There were services at his home (16th and K Streets, Washington, DC) and at the U.S. Capitol before the interment at Arlington.

• B-59 said:

  Admiral George Dewey: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/16002755256/

• Barbara (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks for the details about the funeral. We'll add information to the description.

Naval funeral procession on the corner of George and Queen Streets ca. 1912

from State Library of Queensland

• Hilda Maclean said:

  Stoker Walter Thorpe Olding of HMAS Gayundah was killed fighting a fire in Edward Street, Brisbane on 30 April 1912. trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190562464 The naval funeral cortege culminated at Toowong Cemetery trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175228545