DescriptionSepia-tone photo of former President Theodore Roosevelt examining his luggage at Hamburg-American Lines pier in Hoboken, March 22, 1909. 5" x 7" wide print. Photograph by Bain News Service, 237 Canal St., New York, N.Y. (photographer may have been George Grantham Bain, but is not attributed directly to him.); issued by a later agency, Culver Service. Captioned in image at upper right: Roosevelt at Hoboken 3/22/09 672 2. Reverse of print has Culver Service agency label, inkstamps and penciled caption of scene. The Culver label covers a Bain News Service inkstamp which can be seen by transmitted light. Bain would have been the originating service. Roosevelt is seen at center bottom; other people have not been identified. He was to travel on the German passenger ship "Hamburg" (S.S. Hamburg) of the Hamburg-America Line. Penciled text on back: Roosevelt at Hamburg America Line pier 3/22/09 to examine luggage for S. African trip. ----- Reference image attached of page 1 article from Pittston Gazette, March 22, 1909 about Teddy Roosevelt, the scene in Hoboken and his trip to Mombasa, South Africa. Article is typical news service issue.