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Historical Military Figures on Horseback

A collection of early 20th century portraits of military officials and law enforcement on horseback, capturing the historical attire and equestrian practices.

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) on horseback
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) on horseback
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1930s 1940s UNIFORMED MOUNTED POLICEMAN STANDING NEXT TO HIS HORSE LOOKING AT CAMERA ST. LOUIS MISSOURI USA
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Rest camps for men of the fleet, air and land forces, established by the Navy in Leaves Areas in the Southwest Pacific, offer a haven for ten days to two weeks rehabilitation. Similar to better "Stateside" resorts - dances, beer, horseback riding, sulky driving, golf, tennis and swimming are just around the corner form the single private rooms, provided free of charge to each guest. The comment most often heard from the men 'checking out' is, " If I felt just like a civilian again".A little bit of Australia is wrapped up in this ride to the Golf Club in a sulkey. C. W. Nickel, Storekeeper First Class, 1035 West Eris Ave., Lorain, Ohio, who is stationed aboard a surface craft, helps Betty Holoroft, an Australian girl, to alight Bobbie B. Bowie, Mail Specialist Third Class and Frieda Waters in the Sulkey. Before joining the Navy, Nickel was a drummer with the Sammy Kaye Dance Band in Lorain and Cleveland, Bowie 66 from Newport, Arkansas, graduated from the Newport High school and employ
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Pt. John Flynn. Severely wounded Te Ngutu o te Manu Sept. 7th 1868, circa 1890, maker unknown.
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Turkish officer on camel 1915, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine
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A mounted scout on the western front in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) 1942
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Royal Saxon Made Manager Regiment - VedetteDresden. K. S. Mandrail Regiment - Vedette
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Military people of Saxony, 3. Königlich Sächsisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 20, Binoculars, Husarenkaserne (Bautzen), Military use of horses, 1912, Landkreis Bautzen, Bautzen, 3. Husaren, Regiment Nr. 20, Aufklärungsdienst, Germany
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Utrecht as a garrison city/ visiting the field!
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United States: 1860 A Pony Express rider crossing the plains. The Pony Express operated for a very short time, from April, 1860 - October, 1861. It carried the mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California.
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Second World War. Russia, Belgorod Oblast. Calf
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10/31/1912. From the Montenegrin army. The cavalry officer Gaul Tecolitch practicing reconnaissance on the road from Turia to Escutari.
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05/01/1961. Fermin Murillo in Sales.
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Aunay-Sur-Odon. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Old photograph showing Belgian carabiniers, WWI light infantry with Maxim machine gun pulled by Belgian Mastiff dogs during World War One in Belgium
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Lieutenant Roman Machnicki from the 2nd p. Uhlans of the Polish Legions. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Roermond. To Roermond recurring population. March 1945. Limburg, Roermond
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Ride 'Em Cowboy. Two Marines are snapped by a Coast Guard combat photographer cavorting with a big, black bull which for some reason got mixed up in the battle for Saipan, the Jap stronghold which Yankee invaders are annexing in the Marianas. This impromptu rodeo show was staged back of the lines that have been advancing steadily to the northern tip of the island.
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Travois or Indian ambulance, U.S. Army
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San Domenico. March 24, 1950.
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The Blanket Signal. Original caption: "The Blanket Signal" by Frederic Remington - From the Library of Congress copied by H. H. Ritter - May 1938.
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Madrid. 05/25/1975. The Civil Guard on horseback in the Victory Parade.
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Jack Dempsey Circles The Globe To Inspect Fighters He Trained (No. 8 In A Series Of 8). At Port Said--From Cairo, Egypt, to Port Said, Coast Guard Commander Jack Dempsey hopped during the late stages of his world inspection tour. There, the former World's Heavyweight Champion took a camel-back ride over the sands near the Suez Canal. Here, Commander Dempsey eyes the "mount" sceptically before he "goes aboard." At far-flung bases and on ships spread 'round the world,' Dempsey visited Coast Guardsmen. His appearance served as a big morale lifter for the men who still call him "The Champ.".
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1. Royal Saxon Hussar Regiment King Albert - on patrolGroßenhain. I.K.S. Hus.-Reg. King Albert - on patrol
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Piłsudski on Kasztanka. Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942), painter
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08/17/1913. Barcelona. Plaza Antigua, August 17. Abaito Preparing to kill.
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04/28/1912. Seville. Rosalito Going in to kill.
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04/01/1912. A crutch pass from Regaterin.
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U. S. Army in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel