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 you help me identify this Italian Royal Army Uniform?
This is a silver gelatin photograph, 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 woman in 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.
(click to enlarge; picture purchased as part ...
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Identify mid 20C Western male dress uniform: three button, large high lapels, trousers, white collar dark tie no hat
can anybody identify the uniform on the photo? Thanks!
These are relatives of mine, and I was hoping to find out in which country they are based on the uniform. Should be US or Argentina, based on ...
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Did British WWII generals have a choice which uniform to wear?
Could the generals of the British army choose what kind of uniform to wear? I am mainly asking because Bernard Montgomery is very often photographed in a battle dress even in very official events like ...
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Can anyone identify this (possibly Italian) uniform?
Can anyone identify this Military uniform for me? My guess is it is Italian, possibly somewhere between 1850 - 1907.
May be from Salerno Campania Italy? Please help!
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Is this Civil War era uniform?
I have a photograph of a relative in uniform, likely from the 1800's. He's listed as a corporal. Any ideas as to the time period for this uniform. On the back of the photograph is written, "corporal ...
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Can anyone identify these three military uniforms?
Can anyone help identify these 3 uniforms?
I have recently found out they could possibly be American military. The middle man is my great great uncle and sadly I have no other info to go on I’m ...
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Uniform identification: c20th male, General, mid/light green double breasted, red facing, red neck tags, blue/green shoulder boards
Can anyone tell what uniform this man is wearing and what is his rank?
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What is the rank and date of this Italian Army uniform?
This a photo of my uncle from Cosenza, Italy. I believe it was taken around 1910. I would like to confirm a more accurate date range, as well as his rank. Thanks!
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Can anybody please identify the military uniforms in this these photos?
It's a large tintype. He was in the 5th Infantry and the 16th Infantry. He joined the Army in 1858 and in 1869 then joined the Navy and was aboard the U.S.S. Lancaster until 1871. (Ignore the 1858 ...
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Can anyone identify this early 20th century european costume/uniform?
Can anyone identify this costume/uniform for me? I am wondering if anyone recognises it or could connect it to any particular country or conflict. We found it in an album belonging to a great aunt who ...
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Can anyone identify the regiment and rank from this WWI photograph?
I am trying to identify the person in this WWI era photograph. I believe it may be my great great uncle John Hunt Marshall born Dec 29 1893 in Motherwell, Scotland. He graduated with a BSc from the ...
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Why didn't the ancients produce purple dye via admixture?
A great deal of prestige is attached to the colour purple - the hue of bishops and emperors alike - and, if you've read a little about the ancient world, you'll probably have heard the story ...
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Need to identify a European uniform from around 1900
This is my great grandfather...from somewhere in eastern Europe...family from Istria.
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Can anyone identify this possibly Czechoslovak uniform?
I have this photo of my Great Grandfather Antonin Hošek and his wife Elisabeth Hofrichter with my Grandma as a baby Alzběta Hošková. I am trying to find out more about my family's past and I'd love to ...
