French and British Missions visit Mount Vernon

Containers:

Box 32

Physical description:

Black and white photograph of the French and British Missions visiting Mount Vernon. In the front row from left to right , are Admiral Chocheprat of the French navy; Mrs. Euguene Van Rensselaer, Vice-Regent for West Virginia of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; Secretary Josephus Daniels; Miss Harriet Clayton Comegys, Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; Marshal Joffre; M. Viviani, head of the French commission; Secretary Lansing; the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, head of the British commission; the Hon. George E. Foster of the Canadian Cabinet; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador to the United States, and Lieut-Gen. G. T. M. Bridges of the British commission--Behind M. Viviani is M. Hovelacque, Inspector-General of Public Instruction in France, and behind Sec. Lansing is the Marquis de Chambrun, a descendant of Lafayette. On the reverse, a newspaper clipping bearing a copy of the original photograph with a corresponding list of important individuals identified in the photograph is adhered to the photograph. A handwritten note - A-169 From Miss Jennings Collection.

Dimensions:

9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in.

Subjects:

Photographs
Photographic prints

Names:

Comegys, Harriet Clayton, 1840-1927
Townsend, Justine Van Rensselaer, 1828-1912
Comegys, Harriet Clayton, 1840-1927
Townsend, Justine Van Rensselaer, 1828-1912

Places:

Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

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