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I love the two coats ... great shot

President Wilson watches the game: The Army vs. Navy game was played on November 29, 1913, at the Polo Grounds, in New York City. President Woodrow Wilson was a spectator. Army sank Navy and won, 22-9. A long view of the field (NYC's Polo Grounds): West Point cadets enter the field: Army's mascot is a mule. This one operated by double cadet power:

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artbypudewa.com/Nautical Figureheads.html This article by Pam Pudewa, "Nautical Figureheads as Art", mentions a figurehead of Benjamin Franklin by William Rush. Page 180 of A Walk in the Yard: A Self-guided Tour of the U.S. Naval Academy books.google.com/books?id=fcOHjVRueZAC&pg=PA180&l... suggests that the statue is at the Naval Academy.

Built in 1815 under the supervision of Samuel Humphreys and Charles Penrose, she was the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Franklin sailed on her first cruise on 14 October 1817, when under the command of Master Commandant H. E. Ballard she proceeded from Philadelphia to the Mediterranean. She carried the Hon. Richard Rush, U.S. Minister to England, to his post. Subsequently she was designated flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, cruising on that station until March 1820. She returned to New York City on 24 April 1820. From 11 October 1821 until 29 August 1824 she served as flagship on the Pacific Squadron. Franklin was laid up in ordinary until the summer of 1843 when she was ordered to Boston as a receiving ship. She continued in this capacity until 1852 at which time she was taken to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, razed and broken up. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Franklin_(1815)

Looks like it's still at the Naval Academy Museum:

Dahlgren Hall ( the armory) in background.

Thanks, swanq. We'll add this information to the title next time we update this record.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Annapolis & Eastport Historical Images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!