pope

No "H" in Almici -- see caption on the photo.

Pope Pius X had a heart attack in 1913; perhaps this picture is related to that event.

Thanks for the information. The date inscribed in the upper right corner of the negative, 7/12/13, may indeed indicate that the photo was used in relation to Pope Pius X's heart attack in that year. We'll correct the spelling in the description when we update it.

This is Dr. Andrea Amici (not Almici or Almichi), see e.g. fultonhistory.com/newspaper%202/Auburn%20NY%20Citizen/Aub..., column 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045487/1913-04-11/ed-... A drawing of him in 1926 in newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19261115-1...

Another photo of him from www.artarchivio.com/bacheca_esito.asp?azione=cerca&ca...:

Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV, Italian: Benedetto XV; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, reigned as Pope from 3 September 1914 to 22 January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social and humanitarian consequences in Europe. Between 1846 and 1903, the Church experienced its two longest pontificates in history, up to that point. Together Pius IX and Leo XIII ruled for 57 years. In 1914, the Cardinals choose Della Chiesa at the age of 59, indicating their desire for another long-lasting pontificate at the outbreak of World War I, which he labeled “the suicide of civilized Europe.” The war and its consequences were the main focus of Benedict. He declared the neutrality of the Holy See and attempted from that perspective to mediate peace in 1916 and 1917. Both sides rejected his initiatives. German Protestants rejected any “Papal Peace” as insulting. French politician Georges Clemenceau regarded the Vatican initiative as anti-French. [The current] Pope Benedict XVI showed his own admiration for Benedict XV following his election to the Papacy on 19 April 2005.

LOC -- there is a misspelling in your title -- should be "della" not "Delia".

Evil.

Thanks trialsanderrors for the brief biography and link, and thanks Wystan for noting the misspelling. We'll make the correction the next time we update the record.

To be perfectly accurate, it should be della, not Della, "della Chiesa" meaning "of the church". Quite fitting surname for a pope.

Sir Joseph Pope, KCMG, CVO, ISO (August 16, 1854 – December 2, 1926) was a Canadian public servant. He was Private Secretary to Sir John A. Macdonald from 1882 to 1891 and Assistant Clerk to the Privy Council & Under Secretary of State for Canada from 1896 to 1926. He married Marie-Louise-Joséphine-Henriette (Minette) Taschereau in Rivière-du-Loup, Que. on Oct 15, 1884, and they had five sons and a daughter Pope’s life story was edited and completed by his son Maurice Arthur Pope, and was published as "Public servant: the memoirs of Sir Joseph Pope" (Toronto, 1960). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pope

Richard Arthur Norton: thanks for the details about Sir Joseph Pope. We will add some of them to the description when we update.

Photo appears to have been taken during the 1914 Inter-American Peace Conference at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada:

Other Bain/LOC photos from the 1914 Peace Converence at Niagara Falls, Canada: