Questions tagged [uniform]
A special kind of clothing to identify people as belonging to a specific group. Possibly military, police, or other govermental units.
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Can anyone identify this 19th century US military uniform?
I found this among our family photos and am trying to figure out who it might be.
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When did police uniforms change in the US from the British design?
The US law enforcement system (to the best of my knowledge) has followed a system similar to the UK system. American Police forces/departments used uniforms that mimicked their British counterparts, ...
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What is this 19th century British army uniform?
I believe this chap is a distant relative of mine. It is in a large photo album my granny had but of course no names anywhere.
On the back of this photo it is noted "Sept 1881" taken in ...
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What's the rank of this Liberian Army Officer?
Can anyone tell me what rank is this Liberian Army Officer?
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I need to know the dates this uniform was used
Attached is a picture of my relative in a USA military uniform. I would like to know when this uniform was in use and what branch of service and rank the soldier held.
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What is this uniform (circa 1900, probably NE USA)?
I'm trying to identify this uniform. The glass negative image is of boys wearing the uniform and the date is 1900-1910 The image is from a glass photo negative circa 1900. It appears to be a boy's ...
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Can anyone identify this European ?naval uniform from photograph and likely date (belle époque)?)
Possibly late 1800s, early 1900s. Almost certainly from the UK. Epaulettes may indicate Naval?
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Help identifying this WWI Italian uniform
My great grandfather served in the Italian army in WWI and this is the only photo we have of him in uniform. He said he was a runner in the war but otherwise we don’t know much about his time during ...
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Can anyone help identify this, possibly Greek, type of uniform/dress?
I found this old picture of my great great grandfather and my mother isn’t sure what he is wearing. She did say we have some Greek roots from one side of the family. Thank you!
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Can anyone help identify this uniform /person?
We have found this old photograph among some family records but have no idea who it is of. Can anyone identify the uniform .... We would love to know who the person is but doubt will be that lucky in ...
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Can anyone tell me what military uniform this is?
This is my great grandfather and on the back of the picture it states "France 1913", I am restoring the picture, adding color, and need help identifying the uniform so I can make add the ...
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Can you identify this uniform? Is it military?
This is a wedding photograph,taken by a photographer in Belfast who was in business between 1919 and 1933. I don't think it is a British or Irish uniform but happy to be corrected on that.
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Can you help me identify this Italian Royal Army Uniform?
1These are three silver gelatin photograph, each measuring 9 x 6 3/4 inches. I have a total of five photos: three different images, two are repeats. In two of the images, the subject is posing with a ...
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What type of uniform and cap emblem could my great grandfather be wearing? We have been told that it is maybe a Cossack
This picture was given to me and I was told it was the only picture we have of our great grandfather. He looks quite young in the photo (maybe around 15-16, he was born about 1878). My guess is this ...
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Can anyone identify the military branch and rank of the man in the front row? This is from Germany @1932
I assume the boy on the right is in a Hitler youth uniform but I don't know the uniform of the man in front, maybe a Prussian uniform? They were from the eastern part of Germany (now Poland) - Silesia....
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Are these British cavalry uniforms?
Photo either taken in Durban (Port Natal) or Cornwall, perhaps World War 1
Would a military unit wear jackets that didn't match the jodhpurs?
There is no accompanying information for this photo of my ...
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Can anyone help to identify this picture of a relative wearing a possibly Polish/Russian/Prussian uniform?
I found this photo and tried to match to uniforms of the time around 1911. Can’t find one with similar pockets or stripes. Can you help to identify? My sister says person on left is grandfather. They ...
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What kind of US Army uniform is this?
My girlfriend found this uniform in the closet of her father. He passed some time ago. This uniform was in his possession and we are someone confused. This is obviously an US-American Uniform, yet her ...
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Can anyone identify these (possibly WW1 Polish) uniforms?
The only hint I have is that the gentlemen in the picture were Polish and it was reputed to have been taken in 1917. So far I suspect that they may be cavalry?
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Identify the circa 1920 uniform in this photo
The photo is dated 1920. Quality isn't brilliant, but we need the uniform information for the family tree. The lady would have been 22 in 1920. Birthplace was London. Nationality: British. Traveled ...
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Can you help identify this European military uniform?
This picture was found in the possessions of a great-aunt who immigrated from Volhynia, Russia to Canada around 1908. My family is ethnically German, and many of the Volhynian Germans originally came ...
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What uniform is this chap wearing?
I'm trying to identify the uniform the chap in this photo is wearing.
The photo was taken I believe about WW1 period.
The reverse has the inscription 'The Count' Letta's fiance. I know who Letta is ...
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Can anyone identify this uniform? Is it from Sweden or USA?
I have 2 photos of my husband's grandfather Edwin Albin (1884-1962) that were taken in Minnesota in 1906. I’m hoping to find out more about the uniform Albin is wearing. Albin's father Claus August ...
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What time period is this uniform?
I know this person was a family member. I have family on this side who served in the Civil War as well as WWI and WWII. I identified the hat pin as Infantry, 8th Regiment, Company B. Also, I think ...
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Can anyone identify the country, rank, and unit of this WWI Uniform?
A photograph of my grandfather, Stephen Peter Barbustiak (sp of last name changed during immigration process). DOB 20 August 1895 in Odorin, present day Slovakia. Married September 3, 1917. I know he ...
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Did the Sturmabteilung uniform look ridiculous in terms of German fashion in the 1920s?
Ridicule is a common method of social dismissal. The Sturmabteilung (SA) were a German fascist militia in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Their most basic uniform was described as a yellow brown ...
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Can you identify this US Army uniform?
This is my great-grandfather. I would like to know what he did in the Army. Can you identify whether he was infantry or cavalry?
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Can anyone help to identify the uniforms in this photograph?
Can anyone help to identify the uniforms in this photograph?
All I know is that Kroonstad was then part of the Orange River Colony - formed around 1900
Thanks
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What is this military uniform from the 1870s?
This is a Tintype photo from around 1860 to 1870 time period. I don't know what country this comes from. The photo was discovered in the United States with a group of pictures tracing a German ...
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When did soldiers begin wearing ballooned pants? [duplicate]
I was told by a veteran that it was not until the Korean war that American soldiers began to balloon their pants. Prior to that it was only paratroopers. Can this be validated?
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What regiment is this (~1826-1861) French cuirass cavalry uniform?
I would be grateful if you would take the time to look at the uniform in this photograph and suggest a regiment. I have included some background information and hope you might have some ideas for me ...
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What is this (possibly WW1) officer's uniform and regiment?
This photograph comes from an old family photo album - our family is of British descent who lived in South Africa. Unfortunately those who knew this person have since died and we are hoping to track ...
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Please help me identify this uniform and insignia from possibly the Utah Territorial Militia?
This person is Charles Robert Jones, my 3rd great-grandfather. He served in the Utah Territorial Militia during the Utah Black Hawk War. The year would be about 1866. Could this be the uniform and ...
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Can anybody help identify this uniform ? Circa WW1
I presume this photo is circa WW1. Can anybody identify which unit, regiment and rank, this would be very helpful.
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Can anyone identify this military uniform?
Can anyone identify this uniform? I'm not sure it is military or scouts? I'm guessing this is WWII era or earlier in the United States.
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Can anyone help me identify my grandfather's uniform?
Can anyone help me identify my paternal grandfather's uniform? I never knew him and he died when my father was 8 years old and my father has passed too. No living family members who can tell me if ...
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What uniform is this French gentleman wearing? [closed]
Can anyone help me identify the uniform that this gentleman is wearing?
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What uniform is in this painting?
This is a painting of a man in a military uniform, possibly a French officer.
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Please help me identify the military uniform in picture below
Can anyone identify this military uniform?
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What can these photos say about my father's service for the British in WWII?
I am trying to determine what my father did in the armed forces during the second world war and have very little to go on apart from these three photos. The first one with three people was taken in ...
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Where is this possibly WWI Eastern European military uniform from? [closed]
This family members picture is a mystery. I would like to be able to know what country and military unit this uniform is from. I think is is eastern Europe around World war 1 era.
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What uniform is this (German/WW1?) and could a 15–16 year old be wearing it?
I was told that this would be a German uniform from WW1.
Is that correct?
I would assume that would be right, however, the picture is from spring 1917 and the young man was only 15–16 years old in ...
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Identifying this uniform, possibly German or Polish
This photo was in my great-aunt's album. She only identified it as "he came from Germany", but the picture was taken in Bunzlau, which I believe to be in Poland. I am guessing it is from ...
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What uniform are these gentlemen wearing?
What uniform are these four guys wearing, and what medal is the central guy wearing? Possibilities are likely something Austro-hungarian or Romanian, possibly around 1900. Bonus question: what are ...
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What is this Victorian era British uniform?
Could someone help me identify this British Victorian period uniform? Is it possible to know the regiment and rank from the photo? (No name, no date, but certainly taken in the 1880s-1890s)
Thanking ...
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Does anyone recognize this uniform?
I think it may be a Polish uniform, but I'm not sure. The eagle hanging down from the chest pocket seems unique in my web surfing for similar uniforms My family came to US from Snietnica, Galicia in ...
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What British WW1 uniform is depicted on this photo from Taunton?
I am trying to research my grandfather’s WW1 service record. All I have to go on is this photo, which has a Taunton photography studio on the back. I think it might be the Somerset Light Infantry, but ...
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Identify male uniform 1860-80 north Central Europe single breast trouser boot round cap
This photo is believed to be from 1860-1880 Poland/Lithuania, as the house behind them looks like a Polish thatch house. The man in question is in the center back of the photo.
Uniform is single ...
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What post-photographic 19th US century dark skirted stripe embroidered jacket, hard brim and top forage cap, light trousers, sword uniform is this?
What US uniform is this?
Post-photographic 19th US century dark skirted stripe embroidered jacket, hard brim and top forage cap, light trousers, sword.
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