policefieldday

3 photos tagged policefieldday, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1915

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swanq said:
The [New York] Sun., September 01, 1918, Section 3 Pictorial Magazine, Image 25 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-09-01/ed-... reports that 200,000 Pershing's veterans marched at Sheepshead Bay stadium on the occasion of the police field day.
Art Siegel said:
That was the crowd size, not the number of marchers, per Sun: "200,000 persons watched New York's greatest spectacle. Above. Pershing's veterans marching past the grand stand"
swanq said:
Art Siegel : Thanks for the correction.
Arden said:
Thanks swanq and Art Siegel. We will add more details about the march of Pershing's veterans when we update.

Art Siegel said:
Police Field Day benefit at Sheepshead Bay Speedway, August 31, 1918, see:
Art Siegel said:
Pretty sure this is: "Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American statesman who was elected Governor of New York four times and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Smith
B-59 said:
See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3931852800/ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/13466565163/
Art Siegel said:
Possibly, the kids are 2 of his five children. From his 1944 obituary: "Mr. Smith married Miss Catherine A. Dunn, a boyhood sweetheart, on May 6, 1900. They had five children, Emily (Mrs. John Adams Warner), Catherine (Mrs. Francis J. Quillinan), Alfred E., Jr., Arthur and Walter. Mrs. Smith died on May 4, 1944. www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1230.html

jamica1 said:
Perhaps during the 1920 presidential election campaign in which Cox was the (losing) Democratic candidate?
swanq said:
Probably at the Police Field Day Games in August 1920. See neighboring picture.
B-59 said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Cox An article in the Evening star. [volume], August 29, 1920, p. 1. col. 1 confirms that Cox was at Gravesend on August 28. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1920-08-29/ed-... The other persons on the stand are: Richard Enright, NYC Police Commissioner Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York John Francis Hylan, Mayor of NYC S. also photo in The Sun and the New York herald., August 29, 1920, Section 5 Rotographic Section, Image 59 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030273/1920-08-29/ed-...
Lara S said:
Thank you all for helping connect these several images to Cox, and helping us to provide more complete records!