Correspondence between Robert V. Massey, Jr., Mayor Richardson Dilworth, and Edward S. Funsten
Permanent ID:
9359Dates:
October 1 1956October 5 1956
Image Description:
Correspondence between Robert V. Massey, Jr., Mayor Richardson Dilworth, and Edward S. Funsten concerning photograph of Mayor Dilworth and his wife. Taken by Massey's friend Edward Funsten, the photograph shows Dilworth and his wife on the deck of the rescue ship the Ile de Frances following the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria. The Dilworths were passengers on the SS Andrea Doria when it collided with the MS Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket in July 1956.
Inscription:
Bob - Picture I took on the Ile de France and if I remember right its [it's] the Mayor of Phil [Philadelphia] and wife. She had a beautiful black eye. (on verso of photo)Edw S. Funsten 550 McKnight Road St. Louis Mo (on letter, below signature)