Can anyone idenitify the regiment and/or city in this photo? (old)

[Silk]

Since the tartan in the B&W photo seems to have a bold light stripe, I'd guess it was a Gordon. And there was a 50th Gordon Highlander regiment based in Victoria BC during WWI, so they could have been participating in a parade in the US where the Pintail was sold, or maybe Pintail was sold in Victoria. Judging by the hat styles (straw boater, newsboy caps, etc.) the time would be about right. Only thing that keeps me from making the prediction is that the sporrans in the photo seem to be black hair with white hair tassels, and the only photos I can find of the 50th are just the opposite.

BTW: the Stars and Bars was the nickname of the Confederate national flag with only three large stripes, two red with a white in the center. The blue field has white stars in a circle, either 7 or 13. The well-known red flag with saltire and 13 stars was actually the battle flag, not the national flag.

I was actually wondering about Vancouver myself because I know from reading that it was said that Vancouver had a very strong Scottish community (and evidently it still does given the world class Fraser University Pipe Band and the Scottish Studies at that university.) I think Elizabeth is right about maybe trying to trace the businesses....

Oh and thanks for the flag explanation.

I've been kind of hoping someone might recognize a city landmark but I suppose maybe the buildings are long gone by now.

Silk

[haukehaien]

That's the 48th Highlanders of Canada, parading in Newark, NJ, in 1917.

http://regimentalpipers.com/48pd/Gal...leryindex.html
For no apparent reason, the picture is in the "1900-1913" section of the gallery; it's the next-to-last pic.

[Silk]

Fabulous! Thank you!!! That was the year the States entered the war I think too so I guess that makes sense!

Silk

[Silk]

Haukehaien, are you a fan of the 48th Highlanders of Canada? I have been reading up on them a lot lately/watching vids, etc. So far I have been looking mostly at them and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and I find them both wonderful. They also both have memorial pipe bands raised to honour them in the Netherlands now!

Silk

[haukehaien]

I'm not particularly. I know very little about the Canadian armed forces, and even less about their Highland regiments. (As a piper I know a bit about their pipe bands.)

I was intrigued by the challenge you gave us of finding the who/when/where of an unidentified picture. I think I've found the location of the photo as well; here's a link to the Google map of the approximate location. In Street View, look NE to see the direction of the original photo; a few of the buildings remain, including the hotel.

[Elizabeth]

I'm not particularly. I know very little about the Canadian armed forces, and even less about their Highland regiments. (As a piper I know a bit about their pipe bands.)

I was intrigued by the challenge you gave us of finding the who/when/where of an unidentified picture. I think I've found the location of the photo as well; here's a link to the Google map of the approximate location. In Street View, look NE to see the direction of the original photo; a few of the buildings remain, including the hotel.

Good detective work! The photo on the pipe band site is also a better version of the picture.

[Silk]

Awesome! I'm going to go look now!

As for the Highland (I can never figure out whether I should be capitalizing or not capitalizing this word!) regiments, I hope to start posting more stuff. I figure not only might it appeal to history buffs but also just some of the really historic pics in their kilts, etc. should be interesting to see! I found a pic of a regiment in Toronto, posed for a pic in 1868 and it's a sight to behold! ;)

Silk

I'm not particularly. I know very little about the Canadian armed forces, and even less about their Highland regiments. (As a piper I know a bit about their pipe bands.)

I was intrigued by the challenge you gave us of finding the who/when/where of an unidentified picture. I think I've found the location of the photo as well; here's a link to the Google map of the approximate location. In Street View, look NE to see the direction of the original photo; a few of the buildings remain, including the hotel.

[Silk]

Oh WOW! The "HOTEL" sign is still there!!!!!!

[Silk]

Oh wow! That 1868 pic I mentioned actually was the 48th Highland Regiment of Canada! Check it out! Look at the feathers on the caps too! (How do I get pics to display better on here? They are way too tiny, even not very big when you click on them.)

[thescot]

Good eye, haukehaien. I was pretty sure it was Canadian, but I was only thinking West Coast. And I couldn't make the sporrans, tartan, etc. all work out.