Adm. Usher & Mayor Mitchel, 1917. Shows New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) turning over the Recruit to Admiral Usher on May 30, 1917. The Recruit was 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.

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