Grand Duke Alexis Parade on Broadway, Metropolitan Hotel

Grand Duke Alexis Parade on Broadway, NYC. View from Balcony of the Metropolitan Hotel, looking south.

Illustration published in the Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, issue December 9, 1871. Original title: New York City.−Reception of the Grand Duke Alexis − View from the balcony of the Metropolitan Hotel, upon the approach of the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (1850-1908), son of Alexander II of Russia, was sent as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and anchored in New York Harbor on 21 November 1871.