I'm trying to gather any information possible on what type of uniform is worn in the image linked below. This is a tintype which was with other family photos in my grandparents house. My guess is that it is either German or Polish and was hoping someone here might have an idea.
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/photos/uniformed%20man%20lg.jpg
Thanks in advance.
Joel
Hi Joel:
I don't have anything right off hand, but after looking at
the picture, the only symbol of any sort seems to be the
belt buckle. Have you tried to find out if there is any
meaning to it? Maybe someone else can answer that
question.
There was a querie, on this list, sometime ago, which
discussed uniforms and there was a web site which had
photos and an e-mail contact for people who have found new
photos of uniforms. I can't find it in my maze of
address, but maybe someone on the list can come up with
it.
Click on the URL at the end of the inquiries:
Select the language you want and select Hannover-L Archives, then click on Zur Archivsuche. Search for uniforms. There are 30 old inquires about uniforms.
Gale
Dear Joel,
No expert. Just a guess. To me your ancestor looks Russian.