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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 51108, member: 44&quot;]&gt;Rather exotic looking guy - the extra medals on his lapel, short jacket and baggy pants, along with the hair (both facial and on his head) - make me think European. &lt;</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree on exotic. C.D. Fredricks did quite a lot of work in South America including having an office in Havana. I would not be surprise to find that this fine fellow was of Cuba. As to the medal around his neck, I can&#039;t make it out enough to say whether Lincolnish or not. It appears to be a head facing to our left. The neck has no collar or tie. For the very little I can see I suppose it could be Bolivar, Alexander the Great, or Lincoln.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only lapel stuff and such I can ID is a Maltese Cross. These were common to a good dozen fraternal orders from Masonic to Knights of Columbus. Nothing about it ID&#039;s it to Masonic. Spain used the Maltese Cross in their military medical corp as well as several of their Catholic honorary orders and in their flags and coats-of-arms. I doubt there is a country that doesn&#039;t use the Maltese Cross in one form or another.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&amp;app=datasheet&amp;app_id=237" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&amp;app=datasheet&amp;app_id=237" rel="nofollow">http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&amp;app=datasheet&amp;app_id=237</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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