kaiserwilhelm

No later than 1914 one would think!

they were first cousins

By October 1914, Germany and Russia were at war. And judging from coverage in NYT, relations had been poor in the Spring of 1914. My suspicion is that this picture was taken earlier, perhaps in May 1913, when Europe's royalty assembled in Berlin for the marriage of the Kaiser's daughter Viktoria Luise. NYT of May 23, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990CEFDE143FE633A... which mentions that the Kaiser took the Czar for a drive in a motor car -- so that wasn't the occasion for this picture.

Interesting article. The czar and and the king of England both dressed in Prussian military uniforms for the banquet. Quite a shock in light of later events. However, one source says this was a custom of royalty of the era, dressing in each other's uniforms.

Some sources I found say the May, 1913 meeting was their last: "On May 24, 1913, Wilhelm's daughter, Viktoria Louise, was married to Prince Ernest August of Hanover, and the Kaiser invited his cousins, King George V of England and Tsar Nicholas II; this would be the last time the Royal cousins saw each other. " www.geocities.ws/kaiser_prussia/biography_wilhelm2_2.html Bain's photo is a heavily-cropped version of this: www.gwpda.org/wwi-www/willnick/pair2.jpg

Happy New Year !

Definitely some "Heavy Hitters" here, men who shaped the world at that time, including President Castro.....of Venezuela!

Jacques Loeb was a German-born American physiologist and biologist. He was one of the most famous scientists in America, widely covered in newspapers and magazines and nominated many times for the Nobel Prize.

Joseph Chamberlain was an influential British businessman, politician, and statesman. Despite never becoming Prime Minister, he is regarded as one of the most important British politicians of the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as a colourful character and renowned orator. He was Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's father.

Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer, who designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible balloons. He became the first person to demonstrate that routine, controlled flight was possible. Winning the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize on October 19, 1901, on a flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower, made him one of the most famous people in the world during the early 20th century.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II_of_Germany Caption is "Our Kaiser/Emperor in the field"

The weather must be cold if he needs to wear a balaclava under his pickelhelm.

Thank you swanq for your research and translation. We'll add some more information to the record the next time we update.