Members of two Distinguished Families After One Had Honored The Other.-- The members of the Roosevelt and the Byrd families, two of America's most distinguished, are shown in an informal pose at the executive mansion in Albany, following the enthusiastic reception accorded rear admiral Richard E Byrd and his party on their arrival in the capital. Governor Roosevelt decorated the noted polar explorer with the state's distinguished service medal, before one of the largest crowds in the history of the capitol. August 20, 1929. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).