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

[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.

[Silk]

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

Silk

[Silk]

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]

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.

[Elizabeth]

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.

Good detective work! The photo on the pipe band site is also a better version of the picture.

[Silk]

Awesome! I'm going to go look now!

As for the Highland (I can never figure out whether I should be capitalizing or not capitalizing this word!) regiments, I hope to start posting more stuff. I figure not only might it appeal to history buffs but also just some of the really historic pics in their kilts, etc. should be interesting to see! I found a pic of a regiment in Toronto, posed for a pic in 1868 and it's a sight to behold! ;)

Silk

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.

[Silk]

Oh WOW! The "HOTEL" sign is still there!!!!!!

[Silk]

Oh wow! That 1868 pic I mentioned actually was the 48th Highland Regiment of Canada! Check it out! Look at the feathers on the caps too! (How do I get pics to display better on here? They are way too tiny, even not very big when you click on them.)

[Glen]

The photo indicates "Highland Company, Q.O.R." Queens Own Rifles... interesting...

[haukehaien]

Oh wow! That 1868 pic I mentioned actually was the 48th Highland Regiment of Canada! Check it out! Look at the feathers on the caps too! (How do I get pics to display better on here? They are way too tiny, even not very big when you click on them.)

I don't think that's the 48th; as Glen points out, the caption says it's the Q.O.R. Also, the 48th wasn't formed until 1891, 23 years after this picture.