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The ship in the background is the frigate Granite State, originally USS New Hampshire (1864). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Hampshire_%281864%29 See article in The New York Times, November 2, 1915 "NAMES FLYING BOAT FOR NAVAL MILITIA"

Thanks B-59. We will add the name of this ship to the description when we update.

To the right of the frame is the fantail of the New York Naval Militia's Patrol Yacht USS Wasp (1893). See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(1893) www.navsource.org/archives/12/130095d.htm www.navsource.org/archives/12/130095.htm

As others have noted, the Christening of the New York Naval Militia's first flying boat or "hydroaeroplane", a Curtiss Model F flying boat, N.Y. N-1. Described in detail begining on Page 174 of the November 8, 1916 issue of Aerial Age Weekly ("Christening of 'N.Y. N-1' Turns Into National Defense Rally") Here are other photos of the event from the LoC photostream:

Thanks for connecting up the pictures. We'll add information to the description to help bring them together.

Charles L. Poor, Commander of Battalion 1 of the New York Naval Militia. See article in the New York Times, November 2, 1915 "NAMES FLYING BOAT FOR NAVAL MILITIA"

Thanks B-59 for the details about Charles L. Poor and the ceremony. Looks like the family of Governor Whitman in the front row: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/8704880134/ We will add more details when we update the description.