Can anyone idenitify the regiment and/or city in this photo? (old)

[Silk]

Hi, I was on a site where this pic was posted but without any information. No responses to requests for information either. Sooooo, I am wondering if anyone can identify the city and/or regiment in the pic. It appears to be late 1800's/early 1900's. Any hints would be helpful. You might recognize a landmark in the pic or something to at least give us a clue of what area we are looking at.

Thanks!

Silk

[Chas]

Pin Tail Beer is (or was) brewed in San Diego, California.

[Grizzly]

That's a great spot Chas? Nicely done.

[jhockin]

I see a flag in the photo, that looks like it might be the stars and bars?
(Aug15/13 : oops! - guess i should have written stars and STRIPES -live & learn; didn't know about the rebels flag being stars and bars. No offense intended & hopefully none taken ?))

[Silk]

I see a flag in the photo, that looks like it might be the stars and bars?

Ok, so if it was an American flag (I think that's what the "stars and bars" was referring to, never heard that phrase before) then I guess it would either NOT be a regimental band OR else maybe it is a visiting regimental band. Reason I'm saying this is because I had posted a thread yesterday about Highland/Scottish regiments in the American military and apparently there has been only one and it was during the civil war for a brief time. Hmmm. But it looks like soldiers in the back so I tend to think it's a regimental band....

Silk

[thescot]

Since the tartan in the B&W photo seems to have a bold light stripe, I'd guess it was a Gordon. And there was a 50th Gordon Highlander regiment based in Victoria BC during WWI, so they could have been participating in a parade in the US where the Pintail was sold, or maybe Pintail was sold in Victoria. Judging by the hat styles (straw boater, newsboy caps, etc.) the time would be about right. Only thing that keeps me from making the prediction is that the sporrans in the photo seem to be black hair with white hair tassels, and the only photos I can find of the 50th are just the opposite.

BTW: the Stars and Bars was the nickname of the Confederate national flag with only three large stripes, two red with a white in the center. The blue field has white stars in a circle, either 7 or 13. The well-known red flag with saltire and 13 stars was actually the battle flag, not the national flag.

[Hopper250]

I see a flag in the photo, that looks like it might be the stars and bars?

Look a bit more like the Georgia state flag, the Texas state flag, Mississippi, or Missouri. It's hard to tell though, but your comment made me take a closer look, and I can definately see the "Old Glory" flying in the background. I lean toward Texas though.

[Elizabeth]

If anyone could identify any of the businesses that would be a good clue. There is a tire shop on the corner and the bottom of the building says McGregors but I can't make out what it say under it. I wish the photo was a bit clearer, it would be easy to figure out by looking up the businesses.

[Silk]

Since the tartan in the B&W photo seems to have a bold light stripe, I'd guess it was a Gordon. And there was a 50th Gordon Highlander regiment based in Victoria BC during WWI, so they could have been participating in a parade in the US where the Pintail was sold, or maybe Pintail was sold in Victoria. Judging by the hat styles (straw boater, newsboy caps, etc.) the time would be about right. Only thing that keeps me from making the prediction is that the sporrans in the photo seem to be black hair with white hair tassels, and the only photos I can find of the 50th are just the opposite.

BTW: the Stars and Bars was the nickname of the Confederate national flag with only three large stripes, two red with a white in the center. The blue field has white stars in a circle, either 7 or 13. The well-known red flag with saltire and 13 stars was actually the battle flag, not the national flag.

I was actually wondering about Vancouver myself because I know from reading that it was said that Vancouver had a very strong Scottish community (and evidently it still does given the world class Fraser University Pipe Band and the Scottish Studies at that university.) I think Elizabeth is right about maybe trying to trace the businesses....

Oh and thanks for the flag explanation.

I've been kind of hoping someone might recognize a city landmark but I suppose maybe the buildings are long gone by now.

Silk

[haukehaien]

That's the 48th Highlanders of Canada, parading in Newark, NJ, in 1917.

http://regimentalpipers.com/48pd/Gal...leryindex.html
For no apparent reason, the picture is in the "1900-1913" section of the gallery; it's the next-to-last pic.