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Crown Prince Wilhelm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William,_German_Crown_Prince

Printed date of 1910. Written date (perhaps when used by Bain) of 1913 (11/1, I think).

If my sight is correct: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Viktoria_Luise_of_Prussia and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_Cecilie_of_Mecklenburg-Schw... so the photo was probably made between 1905 and 1913.

Princess Viktoria is a wonderful princess.

This image has been used in an indicommons.org Best of the Library of Commons post, as chosen by captainslack.

we've featured this picture in the very excellent wordpress blog of very excellent images, PINGERE - www.pingere.wordpress.com/

On the left, Prince Heinrich, Kaiser Wilhelm II's brother en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P rince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862-1929) on the right, the Kaiser's son Crown Prince Wilhelm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William,_German_Crown_Prince

This is a detail from a postcard "Besuch des Prinzen Heinrich im Hauptquartier des Kronprinzen" (Visit of Prince Henry in the headquarter of the Crown Prince)

Good catch! Here, from another Flickr user, is the next postcard in the series, a closeup of the two at the same site: www.flickr.com/photos/bismarckstiftung/7830899284/ And a clearer capture of the card that Bain cropped above: static3.akpool.de/images/cards/56/563994.jpg

Thanks to both of you for your excellent research. We'll fill in a bit of the information the next time we update.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm,_German_Crown_Prince

see also

"Prinz Albert Wilhelm Heinrich von Preußen or Prince Henry of Prussia, Generalinspekteur der Marine (born Albert Wilhelm Heinrich, 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was a younger brother of German Emperor William II and a Prince of Prussia. He was also a grandson of Queen Victoria. A career naval officer, he held various commands in the Imperial German Navy and eventually rose to the rank of Grand Admiral." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862%E2%80%931929)

another contemporary postcard:

See www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/RO5KEM557YBSFYGZ... Date is 1915 or earlier (according to www.dhm.de/datenbank/dhm.php?seite=5&fld_0=JU001562 1916/1918)