Joseph Gallieni, French general mb-artist Ellis_&_Walery His right hand holds the

His right hand holds the key on a black ribbon

the first President of the United States

The cable was taken aboard two naval vessels detailed for the task by their respective governments - the American Niagara and the British Agamemnon

focus on the front side of the flower and out of focus on the back

It was modified in early 1937

Joseph Gallieni, French general mb-artist Ellis_&_Walery His right hand holds theJoseph Gallieni, French general, 1899. Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849 1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies, who came out of retirement to serve in the First World War. He has been credited with playing a decisive role in halting the German advance at the Battle of the Marne in 1914. At the time of this photograph he was serving as Governor of Madagascar. A photograph from Album de