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Rear of San José de Gracia convent and church and La Soledad Church from Orizaba River, aproximately from where today there's a bridge over the river and continues Avenida Poniente 3. The bell towers seen on the left middle ground are those of La Soledad Church (first Franciscan church in Orizaba, 1739-1742 and third Catholic temple in Orizaba, which first name was Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Otatitlán). The photo was aproximately taken from the site where Orizaba City Hall today is found in the north edge of Orizaba River. See how this place looks today in www.flickr.com/photos/jesusduarte/39784126020/in/datepost... Según cédula del rey Carlos IV de España del 17 de Septiembre de 1797 y siguiendo los planos trazados por el arquitecto valenciano D. Manuel Tolsá, los frailes franciscanos llegados a Orizaba Antigua por segunda vez en 1793, ordenaron la construcción de este templo.

The Tampico Affair started off as a minor incident involving U.S. sailors and Mexican land forces loyal to General Victoriano Huerta during the guerra de las facciones phase of the Mexican Revolution. The misunderstanding occurred on April 9, 1914, but would fully transpire into the breakdown of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the occupation of the port city of Veracruz for over six months. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Veracruz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampico_Affair

Another Bain/LOC photo of New York City John Purroy Mitchel with U. S. President Woodrow Wilson, at NYC rites for the Veracruz dead: And a photo showing Mitchel alone:

Wystan -- Patched now (one "l"); we'll comb the database source records again and get a better handle on the mayor's name. -- Helena

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May 11, 1914: the National Memorial Service for 17 U. S. sailors who died at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in April. The Memorial Service was held in New York City, with the President, the Secretary of the Navy, the Governor, and the Mayor in attendance. Story in the New York Times, 5/11/14: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE3DB173AE6...

I believe this photo is related to this incident, which would time this at April, 1914: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Veracruz

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bior: Yes, agreed! Thanks for the information. We will expand the caption information for this image, and add a date as well.

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Great photo - Wrong caption. The buildings in background do not match Veracruz ca. 1914. USS Chester attacked Naval academy early morning (8-9 am) on 22 April 1914. One of the men seems to be looking for planes. There were no planes flying over Veracruz on that date.