charlesfhughes

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Frederick_Hughes "Charles Frederick Hughes (14 October 1866 – 28 May 1934) was an admiral in the United States Navy and served as Chief of Naval Operations." ... "Capt. Hughes took command of New York (Battleship No. 34) in October 1916. His ship served in the American battleship squadron that operated with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands through World War I."

Thanks for your research swanq. We'll add some of the details to the record the next time we update.

I spy St. Nick

Indeed. In spite of his attempt to disguise his identity. We'll add some of the details to the record for this image the next time we update.

Thanks looking forward.

Commander (later Admiral) Hughes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Hughes Captain (later Admiral) Oliver: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_Oliver

rjones0856: Thanks for the information! We will add these more complete names when we update the source record and reload it here in Flickr.

Very interesting archive.

Yes, Wystan, it would be less confusing if the "F." were in the title. We'll let the wikipedia links clarify all! Thanks for the catch.