[Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers]
This 1917 photograph set, by the Wurts brothers, records decorations in New York City for the Italian commission's visit of June 21 to 23, 1917, part of wartime civic welcome. The pictures show flag-draped streets, reviewing stands, uniformed troops and an arch, giving a designer period examples of patriotic bunting, civic pageantry and early twentieth-century urban streetscapes in sepia tone.
![Picture 1 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 3](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-3-1.webp)
![Picture 2 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 4](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-4-1.webp)
![Picture 3 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 5](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-5-1.webp)
![Picture 4 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 6](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-6-1.webp)
![Picture 5 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 7](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-7-1.webp)
![Picture 6 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 8](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-8-1.webp)
![Picture 7 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 9](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-9-1.webp)
![Picture 8 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 10](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-10-1.webp)
![Picture 9 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 11](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-11-1.webp)
![Picture 10 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 12](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-12-1.webp)
![Picture 11 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 13](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-13-1.webp)
![Picture 12 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 14](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-14-1.webp)
![Picture 13 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 15](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-15-1.webp)
![Picture 14 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 16](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-16-1.webp)
![Picture 15 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 17](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-17-1.webp)
![Picture 16 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 18](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-18-1.webp)
![Picture 17 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 19](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-19-1.webp)
![Picture 18 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 19](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-19-2.webp)
![Picture 19 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 20](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-20-1.webp)
![Picture 20 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 21](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-21-1.webp)
![Picture 21 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 22](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-22-1.webp)
![Picture 22 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 23](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-23-1.webp)
![Picture 23 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 24](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-24-1.webp)
![Picture 24 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 25](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-25-1.webp)
![Picture 25 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 26](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-26-1.webp)
![Picture 26 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 27](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-27-1.webp)
![Picture 27 of 27 from [Decorations in the city of New York to honor and welcome the Italian commission, June 21, 22, 23, 1917 / phot. by Wurts brothers] (1917), leaf 28](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_22162-28-1.webp)