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Use this tag for questions looking to identify or classify an object, image, or person, or to otherwise place them in historical context. Make sure to include as much detail as you already know about the mystery object, preferably including photographs, if applicable.
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Who are the three people in the Twilight Struggle card "Red Scare / Purge"?
Roy Cohn (left) and Don Surine (right)
You correctly identify McCarthy (he's the one in the middle).
Searching for "joseph mccarthy aides" finds us the original uncropped photo as well as the caption
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What is the origin and rank of this military uniform?
This is a Soviet army junior officer's greatcoat (двубортная шинель).
The shoulder boards are for a post-1943 senior lieutenant of the infantry - you can just barely see the second of 3 stars and the …
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What date/rank is this Italian uniform?
This is a 1909 model uniform that is likely from before 1924 when pockets would have been added. Italian uniforms after 1915 bore their rank insignia on sleeves and on the hat, neither of which are pr …
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Who issued this poster promoting Japanese migration to Brazil?
The poster was issued by Kaigai Kogyo Co. (海外興業 - you can see these characters in the footer of the poster written right to left), or Kaiko (海興) for short.
Kaiko was a conglomerate formed by a merger …
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Is this a Russian naval uniform?
Yes - this is a Russian Imperial naval uniform that was introduced during the 1890s. The lack of shoulder boards indicates a sailor - NCOs would have worn insignia.
одежду матроса составляет фланелев …
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Help identify details from a Soviet military uniform?
This photo is of a junior sergeant from between 1957 and 1970:
First of all, it cannot be from before 1955, when the badge on the shoulder board was placed in the center of the board. The placement yo …
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When was this photo taken?
Between (more likely) 1948 and (highly unlikely) 1969
The logo on the gas station gives us a slightly later start date than the Coke ad requires.
Seen here is the Chevron "winged V" emblem introduced …
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