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He was the son of James Keir Hardie, Sr. (15 August 1856 - 26 September 1915) James Keir Hardie, Sr. was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first Independent Labour Member of Parliament (MPs) elected to the UK Parliament, seven years before the founding conference of the Labour Party. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Hardie

According to NYT, August 27, 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A0CEEDA1630E233A... Keir Hardie Jr. was to be married on August 29, 1912, in Brooklyn to his childhood sweetheart from Scotland who had traveled to the States with her future father-in law. She was Marion (or Marian) Dalrymple Stoddart (or Stoddard) -- I found variant spellings in the NYT. Keir Hardie Jr. had been in business in Brooklyn for several years." So this is presumably after August 1912.

A Curtiss pusher fitted with a rotary engine or a design based on the Curtiss pusher ? Probably the last option as there are also ailerons visible op the top wing. It is unlikely that this machine is the Willard (Curtiss - built) Banshee as this was fitted with a V-8 engine. And who might be the female in full attire with hat posing in the pilot's seat. Unfortunately more questions than answers.

Jess Willard (1881-1968) was a heavyweight boxer whose career lasted from 1911 to 1923. In 1915 he won the heavyweight championship, defeating Jack Johnson in a 23 round fight in Havana on April 5, 1915. Though Willard held the title for four years, he defended it only once during that time. He lost the championship to Jack Dempsey in one of the most brutal fights in boxing history (though it lasted only three rounds), on July 4, 1919, at Toledo, Ohio. BoxRec has a fairly detailed biographical sketch.

Jess Willard was a first cousin to my G,G, grandmother.