| Images of Britain's Imperial Rivals |
| United States of America |
| Cabinet Photograph Private 1st Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard c. 1890 |
| Tintype Iowa Artilleryman armed with Colt Dragoon Revolver c. 1865 |
| Cabinet Photograph Cavalry Officer United States Volunteers 1898 |
| Carte de Visite 1st Sergeant Vermont Infantry Regiment c. 1865 |
| Sous Lieutenant De la Salle Carte de Visite Unknown Photographer c. 1860's |
| Cabinet Photograph Unidentified United States Cavalry Trooper and Mount c. 1898 - 1900 |
| Cabinet Photograph Private 5th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment c. 1900 |
| Cabinet Photograph Two Privates 8th Corps, US Army Manila, Philippine Islands c. 1900 |
| Cabinet Photograph US Cavalryman Salford, Manchester, England c. 1890's |
This Carte de Visite is the earliest photographic
representation of a member of the famed Légion
Étrangere - the Foreign Legion - that I have ever
come across. It shows Sous Lieutenant De la Salle
who also served as a Maréchal de Logis (sergeant) in
representation of a member of the famed Légion
Étrangere - the Foreign Legion - that I have ever
come across. It shows Sous Lieutenant De la Salle
who also served as a Maréchal de Logis (sergeant) in
| Mounted Photograph Privates Jones & Chernecky "M" Company 15th U.S. Infantry Regiment Tientsin, China c. 1914 |
| France |
| Carte de Visite Private 109th d'infanterie Chaumont c. 1890's |
| Carte de Visite 37th Regiment d'infanterie Paris c. 1870's |
| Miniature Carte de Visite 3rd Regiment d'Zouaves Oran c. 1890's |
| Carte de Visite 4th Regiment d'Tirailleurs Tunisia c. 1880's |
| Carte de Visite 22nd Battalion Chasseurs Alpin France c. 1890's |
| Mounted Photograph NCO Tirailleurs Algerien -Turco c. 1890's |
| Carte de Visite French Colonial Officer c. 1870's-80 |
| Mounted Photograph Corporal Paul Montanaro Troupes de Marine Peking, China c.1900's |
| Carte de Visite 1st Regiment Chasseurs d'Afrique Blidah, Algeria c. 1890's |
| Mounted Photograph Troupes de Marine Tonkin, French Indo-China c. 1900 |
| Carte de Visite Aspirant Troupes de Marine Lorient, France c. 1890's |
| Germany |
| Unmounted Photograph German Colonial Soldier East Africa? c. 1900 |
| Cabinet Photograph Schutztruppe Private Finke German South West Africa 1907 |
| Cabinet Photograph German Boy in Naval Uniform and Tropical Helmet Constantinople/Cairo c. 1890 |
| Cabinet Photograph German Ostasiatische Expeditionskorps Private c. 1900 |
| Two Privates Ostasiatische Expeditionskorps China c. 1900's |
| Carte de Viste-Style Photograph Private Bavarian Infantry (Landsturm) Regiment 1890's |
| Cabinet Photograph Mounted Schutztruppe German South West Africa 1905 |
| Japan |
| Turkey |
| Russia |
| Italy |
| Cabinet Photograph Italian Bersaglieri c. 1880 |
| Carte de Visite Russian Officer c.1880's - 90's |
| Cabinet Photograph Turkish Cavalryman c. 1900's |
| Cabinet Photograph Mounted Japanese Officer c. 1900-05 |
| Mounted Photograph Japanese Artilleryman c. 1900-05 |
| Stereographs |
| Stereograph British, Russian, German, Austrian, Japanese and Swedish Military Attachés Santiago de Cuba 1898 |
| Mounted Photograph Japanese Infantryman c. 1900-05 |
| Netherlands |
| Carte de Viste Majoor A.E.N.B. Otken Batavia, Dutch East Indies April 17, 1878 |
| Cabinet Photograph Two United States Artillerymen c. 1900 |
| Carte de Viste Dutch Lieutenant Batavia, Dutch East Indies c. 1890 |
| Stereograph American, Russian, German, French, Austrian and Italian Military Attachés Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1/6th Plate Tintype African American Private "L" Company, 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry c. 1898 |
| A special thanks to Chris Dale of http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/ for his assistance in identifying the subjects in these Imperial German colonial photographs |
| Unmounted Photograph German Naval Rating Outfitted for Shore Duty c. 1900 |
Sergeant Markoff: [to a dead legionnaire he props on the wall] "The rest of the bullets you stop won't hurt as much as that first one."
from the 1939 production of Beau Geste
from the 1939 production of Beau Geste
| Cabinet Photograph Captain Edmund L. Richards "K" Company 1st Texas Volunteer Infantry 1898 |
| Cabinet Photograph Bandsman A. C. Martin United States Marine Corps Hong Kong c. 1900 |
| Alexander W. Reynolds United States Army Confederate States Army Egyptian Army Cabinet Photograph Alexandria, Egypt c. 1870's |
Like so mnay early photographs this image was something of
a mystery and I had listed it simply as an unidentified
American or European Pasha in the Khedival Egyptian Army.
Since then new information provided by Mark Reid identifies
this formidable looking officer as Alexander W. Reynolds
former Brigadier-General in the Confederate States Army.
Alexander W. Reynolds was born in either 1816 or 1817 in
Frederick County, Virginia. He entered the United States
Military Academy at West Point in 1833, and graduated five
years later, standing 35th out of 45 cadets. He was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Infantry on
July 1, 1838. Reynolds was promoted to first lieutenant on
June 11, 1839, and was the 1st's Regimental Adjutant from
October 19 to March 1, 1840.
During the Mexican–American War, Reynolds was a captain in
the U.S. Army, serving as the Army's assistant
Quartermaster beginning August 4, 1847. He was at this rank
on March 15, 1848, when he vacated his line commission.
a mystery and I had listed it simply as an unidentified
American or European Pasha in the Khedival Egyptian Army.
Since then new information provided by Mark Reid identifies
this formidable looking officer as Alexander W. Reynolds
former Brigadier-General in the Confederate States Army.
Alexander W. Reynolds was born in either 1816 or 1817 in
Frederick County, Virginia. He entered the United States
Military Academy at West Point in 1833, and graduated five
years later, standing 35th out of 45 cadets. He was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Infantry on
July 1, 1838. Reynolds was promoted to first lieutenant on
June 11, 1839, and was the 1st's Regimental Adjutant from
October 19 to March 1, 1840.
During the Mexican–American War, Reynolds was a captain in
the U.S. Army, serving as the Army's assistant
Quartermaster beginning August 4, 1847. He was at this rank
on March 15, 1848, when he vacated his line commission.
| Cabinet Photograph Private Cyrus Adams B Co.72nd New York Infantry Regiment c. 1861 |
| Mounted Photograph Three U.S. Soldiers Philippine Islands c. 1910 |
| Private Clyde G. Wilson & Corporal Elmer Brick 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regt. Carte de Visite Manila, Philippine Islands c. 1899 |
There are those rare occasions
when research into the identities
of soldiers in an old photograph
turns up far more than one would
have guessed possible. This Carte
de Visite of Private Clyde G.
Wilson and Corporal Elmer Brick
of M Company, 20th Kansas
example of just such an occasion.
when research into the identities
of soldiers in an old photograph
turns up far more than one would
have guessed possible. This Carte
de Visite of Private Clyde G.
Wilson and Corporal Elmer Brick
of M Company, 20th Kansas
example of just such an occasion.
| Cabinet Photograph Unidentified United States Military Cyclist c. 1898 |
| Mounted Photograph Private Peter Schiett Prussian Infantry c. 1871 |
| Portugal |
| Cabinet Photograph Portuguese Colonial Soldier Macau, Portuguese China 1905 |
| Cabinet Photograph Captain Charles Hay 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment c. 1880 |
| Mounted Photograph Italian Infantryman Tripoli, Libya c. 1905 |
| Real Photo Postcard U.S. Infantry Corporal in Tropical Service Dress c. 1910 |
| Unmounted Photograph 1st Michigan Infantry Private and Cowboy c. 1900 |
| Private James P. Watson "H" Coy. The Highland Light Infantry Hamilton Barracks, Scotland 1891 |
| Private James P. Watson Hospital Corps United States Army Camp Angeles, Philippine Islands 1903 |
| Cabinet Photograph Major Letcher Hardeman 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry United States Volunteers Havana, Cuba 1899 |
| Cabinet Photographs U.S. Army Privates Havana, Cuba c. 1902 |
Lt. Graham: [to an artilleryman, just before engaging the French lancers] Simon? Get the fuse ready. We're about to engage the pride of Europe.
from the 1965 production of Major Dundee
from the 1965 production of Major Dundee
| Cabinet Photograph U.S. Army Private Tainan, Formosa c. 1900 |
| Mounted Photograph Private Samuel Frances "B" Troop, 1st US Cavalry Camp Clark, Texas c. 1905 |
| Mounted Photograph Private Emil Paul Vieweg "B" Troop, 7th US Cavalry Fort Riley, Kansas c. 1908 |
| Cabinet Photograph Private Robert Hart E Troop 1st US Cavalry c. 1897 |
| Cabinet Photograph Two Troopers H Troop 1st US Cavalry c. 1897 |
| Unmounted Photograph Royal Dutch Marine Legation Guard Peking, China c. 1905 |
| Unmounted Photograph Troupes de Marine Legation Guard Peking, China c. 1905 |
| Mounted Photograph Sergeant George E. B. Carls United States Marine Corps Manzanillo, Cuba 25 December, 1906 |
| Mounted Photograph Private Harry Franklin Beyer 15th United States Infantry Monterey, California c. 1903 |
| Mounted Photograph Italian Artilleryman Bologna, Italy c. 1890 |
| Cabinet Photograph Private Andrew Rape Fifth Service Ordinance Command Tiram, Borneo 8 January, 1904 |
| Cabinet Photograph Portuguese Naval Officers Goa, Portuguese India 17 February, 1902 |
| Mounted Photograph Unidentified Private Philippine Scouts Philippine Islands c. 1920 |
| Real Photo Postcard Double-Armed U.S. Infantryman Philippine Islands c. 1910 |