French delegates to arms parley arrive in New York – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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French delegates to arms parley arrive in New York
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Few pictures on this board show a diplomatic delegation in transit, and this one records the French party arriving in New York on November 7, 1921, just before the Washington Naval Conference. That conference, which opened on November 12, brought the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy together to discuss limiting warship construction and tonnage after the First World War. New York was the port of entry for many European travelers, and delegates typically passed through the city on their way by rail to the capital. The caption card's details are unverified, so the exact arrival circumstances remain open to further checking.
| Created / published | 1921 Nov. 7. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,182 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157479 |
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