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I believe that these are pictures of Confederate Soldiers from the Civil War. This album also included pictures of women, children, and non-uniformed men. I was told that all these people were from St. Louis, or relatives of people living in St. Louis. Such fascinating untold stories… I’ll let these pictures speak for themselves!
These pictures were labeled “Civil War or Spanish War Veterans”. They’re actually slides from the 1960s, when someone had tried to copy or preserve the originals. Pretty interesting to see the elderly soldiers standing in formation. I wonder what event this was for?
Here are some knitted garments to make for Army and Navy soldiers in World War 1, sponsored by the American Red Cross. Patterns for knitting 3 models of helmets, socks, sleeveless sweaters, heelless hospital socks, and thumbless mitten wristers. Again, from the July 1917 issue of The Modern Priscilla ladies home making and needle craft [...]
This is one of my favorite old soldier photographs that I’ve scanned so far. He’s an airforceman, in uniform, sitting on a brick wall with mountains in the background. I don’t know who he is, or where he’s at… only the rough date of 1954 on the box of slides, and the scan from a [...]
To celebrate Independence Day, I’m posting this picture circa 1959 of AirForce women and men in uniform. If anyone can tell me anything more about the badge (picture enlarged below), I would totally appreciate it. I don’t know that much about military history, but these pictures are fascinating….
I found these slides at an estate sale of someone who had died. I don’t know why anyone would sell them, but I guess she had no relatives. They were dated 1944 and the brand was Kodaslide.
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