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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 39695, member: 59&quot;]Been reading up on cavalry uniforms and looking at lots of pictures from the Indian Wars.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hats - Stetson (men 1 and 4) and kepi (men 2 and 3)were in continuous use from the Civil War through the Spanish-American War. But the kepi was discontinued in 1902. So we know your picture can&#039;t be later than that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The boots - that guy closest to the camera is wearing the high boots for actual riding, particularly useful when riding through brush. The others don&#039;t appear to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>The jackets - Look like standard issue, non-dress coats.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the bottom line is that 1902 discontinuance date for the kepi is the only thing that changed for quite a while. I don&#039;t think you can really determine when the picture was taken from anything visible in the image.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re sure there&#039;s nothing written on the back?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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