Re: The Big Picture (Military Panographic Photos)

[Pat Holscher]

Originally posted by Texian

RE: Arms in Michigan Photo


Probably adding more confusion than clarity, but the gun on the far left horseman really looks like a single barrel shotgun broken open at the breech.

The others look more like shotguns to me as well, though perhaps wooden training "rifles"?

My screen just doesn't give a lot of detail.

I don't think that's a single barreled shotgun, opened up. I can see why it might look like that, however. What would appear to be the action, is actually a large belt buckle on his web belt.

I'm not any sort of expert on web belts, but does this raise another issue as to these soldiers gear?

I'm fairly convinced that they're carrying batons and probably something like the Winchester 95. Interesting mix of stuff. When they were federalized, I wonder how long it was before they were shifted into a non cavalry role and rearmed.

Pat

[Texian]

I guess we have to face the fact that there isn't that much detail. What does a polo stick look like? (Though I don't see any heads.)

[Pat Holscher]

Some interesting photos in here some folks might enjoy taking a second look at.

Pat

[rayg]

The scabbards look like they might be for the Patton sabre, (blunt end with out the tent peg spike) but they seem to have no sabres in them. Ray

RayG/Wisconsin

[Pat Holscher]

Here's an interesting one:



68th Brigade, 34 Division, Burro Mountain NM 1918

Nice example of the use of horses by officers in infantry outfits.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Note the mounted band.


Parade at Texas Tournament.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

No cavalry connection, I just like the photo.



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Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Texas National Guard, 1921



Texas National Guard

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

White trucks at Ft. Riley.

Pat

[deddygetty]

I've got a repro panoramic photo (eBay, of course) of the entire 2nd Cavalry Regt (mounted) at Ft Des Moines, IA, 1908.

[deddygetty]

Forgot to mention I just donated a couple nice panoramic photos (originals) to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Reed Museum at Ft Lewis, WA.

One was a group photo, seated and standing, of H Troop in front of their barracks, May 1921. The other was the entire Regiment mounted on the parade field at Ft Riley, 1921. I scanned the H Troop photo and posted it (in two parts) on the Second Cavalry Association's History Center. I forgot to scan the Regimental picture before I donated it. The H Troop photo can be seen here. http://elpaso.ezoshosting.com/~dragoons ... _album.php

[Pat Holscher]

Texas City.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Some interesting photos in here some folks might enjoy taking a second look at.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Panographic photos were very popular at one time. There's some really neat ones around, I thought it might be interesting to put some up for comment, using the Prompt feature.



Camp Kearney, CA Remounts 1917

Pat

Bumped up because I like this photograph.

[browerpatch]

The panoramic photos were taken with a camera designed to rotate anywhere up to 360 degrees. As the camera rotated, the film was drawn across an open, slotted shutter. The subjects were usually arranged in circle or semi-circle around the camera, which was the pivot point. If you were energetic enough, and the photographer didn't catch you, you could wait until it panned past you, run around to another point it hadn't gotten to yet, and appear in the same photo twice.

The film was a large enough format that the prints, especially the early ones, were usually contact prints, rather than enarged. Back in the early 1980's there was a photographer that went to reenactments to shoot panoramics. I think there is one or two in the museum/visitors center at the Olustee Battlefield in Florida from that event.

[Pat Holscher]

Remount Station 1917

[Pat Holscher]

Camp Funston

[Pat Holscher]

Camp Cody, NM

[Pat Holscher]

Remount Horse Show

[Pat Holscher]

Here's some National Guardsmen in 1917. Michigan National Guard. Take a close look at the scabbards, what longarm are they carrying?

Pat

Bump.