Real Photo

Interesting real photo postcard from Mexico. The subject is a well turned out young Mexican officer or cadet, sometime round 1923 or so …

Caught between various kitchen duties, some doughboys take a break for a photograph, posing around the water cart. What would later be called a ‘water buffalo’, this is one of the earliest of the US Army’s portable water supply vehicles, […]

The field life of a unit saddler in a single image. This RPPC shows what must be a southern border encampment – perhaps Ft Bliss, from the mountains in the background. Looks like there are plenty of things to keep […]

Quite a formal presentation, with clean gauntlets – Nall’s buddy is sporting a M1912 combination halter-bridle and a M1912 cavalry saddle.  The rider is using a standard wool blanket instead of the felt pads of the M1912, so this might […]