[Riley]

The Jesuit's image of 6-year-old Robert Douglas Spedden playing with his spinning top on the promenade, watched by his father Frederic, is one of the most famous of the collection.

Indeed it is.

James Cameron, in his movie 'Titanic', worked this photo into the action. This scene is recreated when (the fictional) Jack Dawson sneaks into First Class to see the (equally fictional) Rose. You'll see him clamber over the railing in the background, and swipe the coat that you see draped over the deck chair behind the stanchion.

As a Titanic buff of 40 years or so, I sat bolt upright at that point- I recognized it instantly. :-)

[Mad Dawgg]

"As a Titanic buff of 40 years or so, I sat bolt upright at that point- I recognized it instantly. :-)"

Same here!

[WoofDog123]

is there a particular edition or version of the publication of these photos you find better than the other?

[Ciexyz]

When watching Titanic in 3D, I too remembered seeing a photo of a boy with a top in one of the Titanic books. Kudos to James Cameron for bringing us that moment. Now I have to investigate if that little boy survived.