These are from the 1730s I think.
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John Paul Jones 1959 | Classic War Film
Boston Garrison are featuring vintage Revwar movies. This is today's. It's in colour. John Paul Jones (film) - Wikipedia
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Our colonial Marine unit gets some last minute instruction before going to fight the British. Pinterest for more.
I have seen these images before, and have them saved on file. The main thing that struck me of course was the length compared to recreated ones these days.
ReplyDeleteSame thing with the knapsack bags that were supposed to double as sleeping bags. Original images show them barely reaching the knees!
Good post.
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