| Images: the Strange and Unusual |
| Cabinet Photographs |
| "Naval Mounted Horse" Novelty Cabinet Photograph c. 1900's |
| P.O.W.? c. 1890s |
| Girl in 17th Lancers Uniform Post 1902 |
| 5th Royal Irish Lancer Chicago, Illinois, USA c. 1890 |
| Double Sided Cabinet Photograph c. 1900 |
| US Cavalryman Salford, Manchester, Engalnd c. 1880's |
| Carte de Visites |
| Army Service Corps Private and Handicapped Brother c. 1890 |
| Mounted Photographs |
| Unmounted Photographs |
| Post Cards |
| A Prisoner of the Zulus? c. 1900 |
| "Isandlwana" Japanese Post Card c. 1900 |
| Bugler Govier & Lt Col. Curzon Rifle Brigade c. 1895 |
| Lancer Dobinson "One of the 600" c. 1890 |
Every so often a
photograph that comes
into the collection becomes
something of an obsession.
This image is one such
that simply cries out for
identification but defies
every attempt to do so.
Who is this man? While
that question has yet to be
answered he looks like
someone who is or should
be well known. His
clothing while nondescript
appears to be the result of
a well thought out desire
to look as if he just walked
off the Veldt.
From his garb it is not
possible to determine if he
photograph that comes
into the collection becomes
something of an obsession.
This image is one such
that simply cries out for
identification but defies
every attempt to do so.
Who is this man? While
that question has yet to be
answered he looks like
someone who is or should
be well known. His
clothing while nondescript
appears to be the result of
a well thought out desire
to look as if he just walked
off the Veldt.
From his garb it is not
possible to determine if he
| Unidentified Man Cabinet Photo Hyde Park, London, England 1882-1898 |
is a member of the military or a civilian hunter or explorer.
It is possible that he is simply posing in costume for the
photographer as was very popular in the American West in
the late 1800's and early 1900's. For some reason I doubt
this - his clothes simply look to well lived in.
He wears a "Montana Peak" hat that is generally associated
with the Anglo-Boer War and the hero of Mafeking
Baden-Powell. He also wears a neckerchief or bandanna
around his neck. His shirt is a pull over type with six
cartridge loops sewn onto the right breast (one with a
cartridge in it) with a single pocket on the opposite side.
Across his chest he wears a cartridge belt almost fully
loaded with .45 caliber Martini-Henry cartridges.
I have postulated many possible identities for this man - a
civilian scout from the Boer War?, the stereotypical "Great
White Hunter"?, a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Show?, the list could go on. Probably the only way this man
will ever be identified will be if another identified image of
him turns up. Until then he will have to remain the man in
question.
It is possible that he is simply posing in costume for the
photographer as was very popular in the American West in
the late 1800's and early 1900's. For some reason I doubt
this - his clothes simply look to well lived in.
He wears a "Montana Peak" hat that is generally associated
with the Anglo-Boer War and the hero of Mafeking
Baden-Powell. He also wears a neckerchief or bandanna
around his neck. His shirt is a pull over type with six
cartridge loops sewn onto the right breast (one with a
cartridge in it) with a single pocket on the opposite side.
Across his chest he wears a cartridge belt almost fully
loaded with .45 caliber Martini-Henry cartridges.
I have postulated many possible identities for this man - a
civilian scout from the Boer War?, the stereotypical "Great
White Hunter"?, a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Show?, the list could go on. Probably the only way this man
will ever be identified will be if another identified image of
him turns up. Until then he will have to remain the man in
question.
| Teaching an Old Dog a New Trick c. 1880 |
| Scottish Rifle Volunteer Parody c. 1870 |