Real Photo Postcards

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, made to Quartermaster Department specifications. In this image, we see the typical overseas caps and…

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 this fellow busy for some time – wagon harness bridles, halters, tarpaulins, and assorted strap…

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 date a bit later in the short life of that particular model.  No indication of…