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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Here's another cabinet card that's quite outstanding in it's clarity. (I posted it extra-Large; there may be an insignia on the buttons)
https://cabinetcardgallery.wordpress...g/los-angeles/
This handsome man is wearing a military uniform that I haven't been able to place. I thought perhaps someone here on NLA might recognize it.
And as you can see, the photography studio is Blanchard of Los Angeles, Cal
I located two Blanchards that were photographers in the 1897 Los Angeles city directory.
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The first one is Gilbert E. Blanchard, r. 203 S Hill
and the other is James B. Blanchard at Plaza Gallery, 513 N. Main (r. sw cor. of Sunset Boulevard and Lucile)
lol...at first I thought Lucile was his wife, but it's a street.
Out of curiosity I typed "Lucile street, Los Angeles" into Google_Maps.
(but the only result is down in Marina Del Rey)
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RE:The Uniform the soldier is wearing. It appears to be a US Army Enlisted Dress Uniform from 1883 to about 1885 (the later Indian War Period) He is a sergeant, obviously, but not in the Army all that long or he would have hashmarks below his sergeant's chevrons on his sleeve for tours of duty. The white piping and collar shows him to be infantry. The sergeant's chevrons would be in gold thread.