Funeral procession of Major Mitchel in New York City during World War I. Aviators dropped roses onto the street as the body was carried into St. Patrick's Cathedral. Floral tributes can be seen near the Major's horse-drawn black charge, behind the coffin. Photograph taken on July 11, 1918.

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