Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 78748 John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.

John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 69KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 216KB)
High (TIFF, 6308x4940px, 30MB)
Title: John Paul Jones disinterment, 1905.
Caption: Officials at the site where the body of John Paul Jones was found. The workman at right holds the point of his pick over the spot where he had struck the lead coffin. In the foreground, from left to right: General Horace Porter, American Ambassador; Colonel A. Bailly-Blanchard, Second Secretary of the American Embassy; and Paul Weiss, engineer of mines. In the background: M. Geninet, superintendent (left) and M. Legrand, conductor (right).
Description: Courtesy of Horace P. Mende, Kusnacht, Switzerland, 1973.
Catalog #: NH 78748
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1900
Before this Year: 1909
Original Medium: BW Photo
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name