1937 Press Photo Bankrupt Francis Ormond French, father in law of John Astor III

Bankrupt Francis Ormond French, father in law of John Jacob Astor 3rd is pictured eating a meal provided by a providence newspaper man French was wife-less but he was smiling and affable about it all. His Wife the former Mrs. Thomas F. Galvin of Boston , piled her luggage in a car and drove off to Boston but whether the separation is permanent or not could not be learned French disclosed that he had spurned an offer of his daughter Ellen Tuck French Astor to put up the Money to get him out his financial difficulties.

Photo is dated 1937.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5 inches.