Capt. Ritter, Rear Adm. Ward, German Ambassador, Admiral Paschowitz

Photo shows (left to right): unidentified man, Captain Ludwig Ritter von Mann of the German ship Moltke; US Rear-Admiral Aaron Ward (1851-1918), Acting Commander of the American Fleet; Count Von Bernstorff, German Ambassador to the United States; and Rear Admiral Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz, during the visit of German naval ships to New York City in June, 1912. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and New York Times, June 5, 1912)