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NH 78746 John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.

John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.
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Title: John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.
Caption: Officials at the site of the second lead coffin to be found. Discovered March 23, 1905, it bore the name Richard Hay, died 29 January 1785. From left to right: the foreman, Jean (partially obscured); M. Legrand, conductor; M. Geninet, superintendent; Paul Weiss, engineer of mines; Colonel A. Bailly-Blanchard, Second Secretary of the American Embassy; and General Horace Porter, the American Ambassador.
Description: Courtesy of Horace P. Mende, Kusnacht, Switzerland, 1973.
Catalog #: NH 78746
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Thu, Mar 23, 1905
After this Year: 1900
Before this Year: 1909
Original Medium: BW Photo
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