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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Roosevelt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Roosevelt Two of Theodore Roosevelt's sons.

The New-York tribune., May 22, 1921, Page 3, Image 47 printed a similar (cropped) photo with the caption: "ARCHIE AND KERMIT ROOSEVELT, sailing on the Olympic last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit will be abroad for three months on business. Mr. and Mrs. Archie were bound for Madrid to attend the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Willard, daughter of the American Ambassador to Spain and a sister of Mrs. Roosevelt." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-22/ed-... They sailed on May 14, 1921, s. New-York tribune., May 15, 1921, Page 11, col. 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-15/ed-...

This must have been taken sometime in 1916. Olympic was chartered by the Canadian government in that year for troop transport and was still painted in wartime grey with blackened funnels (as shown). In 1917, and until the end of the war, she was painted in dazzle camouflage.

James Mogey Thanks for catching this for us - the date has been updated here and in our database.

Definitely 1916, probably October, as this image closely matches one in the archives of the Cape Breton Military History Collections, found here.
www.capebretonmilitaryhistory.com/collections/main-theme-...

LoricTheMad Thanks for the additional information! We've updated the date to reflect the likelihood of the photo being taken in October of 1916.

Believe that is known as 'Dazzle' painting on the liner being used as a troopship

This is a photo of RMS Olympic (HMT Olympic), sister-ship of the ill-fated Titanic and Brittanic, in the dazzle camouflage scheme she wore during the First World War.