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Topic: Interesting vintage photo |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 6:51 am |
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Posted on FB by Justin Bates. Can anybody ID the period or uniforms? Unusual shoes. 1930s?
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 9:28 am
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Jouni Karvonen
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 10:28 am
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| Those shoes are similar to those in foreign league's desert uniform, re-issued a few years ago in Europe for a short season. |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 12:17 pm
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Looking at the way the number 5 is stenciled at the side of the tent, it suggests even earlier than the 1930s. It is interesting the two soldiers appear to be of different races.
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Matt Berg
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 12:45 pm
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Total guess here, but due to the inter racial pair and the apparent date of photo to before the integration of the services, as well as the fact they're camping in a muddy urban setting, I'm voting for the Bonus March of 1932.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Dec 2015 1:41 pm
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Here's a 1903 Canadian officer. Somewhat similar.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2015 8:09 pm
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| Hard to tell for sure but the uniforms don't look US. 1930's looks reasonable time frame and at that time interracial fraternization wouldn't have been tolerated in US military. |
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2015 8:45 pm
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Could be a staged shot. The house's in the upper left look 40's or 50's to me and there is a sidewalk.
This is my fathers jacket he wore home from WW2.
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 28 Dec 2015 7:55 pm
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Your father's jacket appears to be an "Ike" jacket, like we had in the Korean war also. I still have a couple !
The logo plate on the Canadian soldier's cap is quite close to the ones on soldiers posing with guitars.... |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2015 8:35 am
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I don't think they were fighting soldiers.
I'd guess they were with some sort of entertainment group similiar to the USO. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 29 Dec 2015 9:18 am
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Or ...... perhaps they were elite commandos that lolled the enemy into a stupor via multiple choruses of Drowsy Waters!
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 29 Dec 2015 7:52 pm
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Paul DiMaggio
From:
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 29 Dec 2015 10:25 pm
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| Those shoes look like "Two Tones" or sport shoes ( not spats). They were popular in the 20s. The jacket resembles the Canadian WW1 infantry man's 5 button tunic. It could also be British. The hats do look Canadian tho. Mixed races could also indicate Canadian or British. Just judging by the steel players hands positions, he might have been able to play that thing. |
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Michael Maddex
From:
Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 8:48 am
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Good photo, Andy. I has given me over to endless speculation of what I'm looking at.
Yes, I too wondered if they might not be entertainers rather than combatants. The tent appears to be a tepee which suggests to me a traveling show. Since the lots appeared to be numbered, perhaps the roadies, or whatever their title was then, set up each lot with the appropriate stuff, bunks or performance space or consignments or ...
Sounds good! Carry on, gents! 
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 10:41 am
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My guess is those are not residential houses but officers quarters or other permanent buildings on a military base. I see these guys as soldiers taking a break, not entertainers, because they are in uniform and right down in the muck in front of their tent. The military typically appreciates entertainment and gives them the best accommodations around. British or Canadian nationality is pretty likely and let's say the timeframe is anywhere from WWI to WWII. Ultimately, it's anyone's guess but it's fascinating how one old photo can become such an evocative mini-mystery.
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 6:31 pm
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