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Millander:
Back in many ways young men would get their portrait taken prior to going of to war. They would try to look tough and patriotic with the use of backround paintings or props. I have found these interesting and this one is definitly my favorite. Feel free to post any you think are cool or funny.

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Docm30:
Here's a group portrait I've always found interesting. It's the high command of the Montreal Volunteer Active Force in 1860. The active force referred generally to all of the militia units in Montreal. Most of those militia units were formed during the Crimean War, the outbreak of which caused the British to drain Canada of the regulars stationed there. This prompted the Canadians to form militia units to defend against a possible American invasion, which they figured the Americans might try while the British were fighting the Russians.

Some of the pictured regiments would see combat during the Fenian invasions.

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From left to right: Lt. Col. R.S. Tylee, Montreal Volunteer Artillery; Lt. Col. H.H. Whitney, Montreal Light Infantry; Maj. Henry Hogan, Foot Artillery; Col. John Clyde, Commandant Volunteer Force; Lt. Col. Thomas Wiley, 1st Prince of Wales' Rifles; Maj. George Smith, Assistant Adjutant General; Lt. Col. Elzear David, Montreal Volunteer Cavalry.
[close]As far as painted portraits go, I've got a million, but here are a couple especially nice ones.

The first is an 1813-14 painting of an unknown officer of the French Imperial Guard Chasseurs à Cheval, specifically one of the Young Guard battalions formed around that time. The Second is Lt. Andrew Finucane of the British 10th Hussars circa 1811.

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Enjoy.

DeoVindice61:
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Millander:
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Landrik:
There's a lot of studio portraits of German soldiers, mainly because they would have a copy placed inside of their paybooks for identification verification, however this is the only one I've seen where a weapon is in it... and he's got it at the ready like some damn cowboy.

As far as his rank, he's a SS-Sturmmann (Lance Corporal) and has the stripe on his shoulderboard as a NCO candidate (Unterführer-Anwärter).

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Here's a Stabsgefreiter (Senior Corporal), a very elusive rank not easily found. Not only that, but he has two campaign shields (Kuban Bridgehead and Crimea). Also, his litzen on his shoulderboards is very dark, so perhaps Engineer (Pionier) or Medical (Sanitäter). Based on his awards, this guy was definitely in the rear with the gear.
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Another Stabsgefreiter who is also a NCO candidate (Unteroffizier-Anwärter) with a panzer wrap so I'm curious as to what branch he is in. My best guess would be mobile Artillery such as a Wespe, Hummel, Marder, or StuG.
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