Saturday, October 20, 2012

Sepia Saturday 10/20/12 VINTAGE ORPHAN PHOTO # 116 WW1 SOLDIER RPPC

Todays Orphan photo is of young man in his uniform. This is a real photo post card from WWW1. He so young and cute and hair cut really short. From Camp Dodge Iowa photographer looks like Mpls Tribune Studio.

Sadly their is no name or writing on the back of photo. Today I am sharing this over at Sepia Saturday. Take a peek at what others are sharing by going here.
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9 comments:

  1. Jana Iverson LastOctober 20, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Oh, too bad there's no name on it. Hopefully some family member will recognize who this is.

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  2. PeterOctober 21, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    You say that his hair is cut really short. It is pure speculation but to me it looks like he is completely bald.

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  3. Bob ScotneyOctober 21, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    Shame about no name. I can't even guess what country he is from.

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  4. Liz StrattonOctober 21, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Cavalry? The pants are designed for riding something it appears. An interesting mystery.

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  5. Mike BrubakerOctober 21, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    The soldier wears canvas leggings that date from 1910 to the start of WW1. They were not practical in the muddy trenches and were changed in 1918 to the British and French style puttees which were a roll of wool tape wrapped around the calf. More info at:
    http://www.aef-doughboys.com/leggings.html

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  6. 21 WitsOctober 21, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    I believe Camp Dodge is where the Iowa National Guard is! I could see the big city of Minneapolis being used as photographer back then! Very interesting!

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  7. WendyOctober 22, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Like Peter, I first thought he was bald, but he must have had very blond hair. I hope someone knows the soldier in this exceptional photo.

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  8. Kat MortensenOctober 23, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    He is so fair, that I suspect his origins may be Scandinavian.

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  9. PostcardyOctober 23, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    The way he is standing reminds me of a model in a clothing ad.

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