Sujet

Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.

Légende

Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) boarding the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memorial Day, May 30, 1917, the day of the "launch" of the ship.

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A13_321

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,0Mo (1,4Mo) / 26,9cm x 42,0cm / 3174 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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