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

**jhockin** · 28th July 13, 12:00 PM

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** · 28th July 13, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by jhockin

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** · 28th July 13, 02:06 PM

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.

**Silk** · 28th July 13, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 28th July 13, 06:47 PM

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.

**Silk** · 28th July 13, 06:53 PM

Fabulous! Thank you!!! That was the year the States entered the war I think too so I guess that makes sense!

Silk

**Silk** · 28th July 13, 06:55 PM

Haukehaien, are you a fan of the 48th Highlanders of Canada? I have been reading up on them a lot lately/watching vids, etc. So far I have been looking mostly at them and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and I find them both wonderful. They also both have memorial pipe bands raised to honour them in the Netherlands now!

Silk

**haukehaien** · 30th July 13, 08:26 AM

I'm not particularly. I know very little about the Canadian armed forces, and even less about their Highland regiments. (As a piper I know a bit about their pipe bands.)

I was intrigued by the challenge you gave us of finding the who/when/where of an unidentified picture. I think I've found the location of the photo as well; here's a link to the Google map of the approximate location. In Street View, look NE to see the direction of the original photo; a few of the buildings remain, including the hotel.

**thescot** · 30th July 13, 08:56 AM

Good eye, haukehaien. I was pretty sure it was Canadian, but I was only thinking West Coast. And I couldn't make the sporrans, tartan, etc. all work out.

**Hopper250** · 28th July 13, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by jhockin

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.