Full disclosure: I intend to sell these and pass them along to someone who will appreciate more, as I don't collect paper images anymore. If it's not ethical to post for some ID help, I totally understand and am happy to remove.
I have spent hours online looking up everything I can to try to ID these two, but to no avail. They both have NYC backmarks - one is a Fredricks' "Specialite," which was usually reserved for VIPs and famous people. I thought the one with the sword might be Navy - maybe the other guy, too - ?
They weren't much, so I won't be unhappy if they're "nobodies," as far as rank goes - pretty cool looking anyway, and they would have been in the thick of it 150 years ago! - amazing to think about. Thanks for any light you might shed.
I have spent hours online looking up everything I can to try to ID these two, but to no avail. They both have NYC backmarks - one is a Fredricks' "Specialite," which was usually reserved for VIPs and famous people. I thought the one with the sword might be Navy - maybe the other guy, too - ?
They weren't much, so I won't be unhappy if they're "nobodies," as far as rank goes - pretty cool looking anyway, and they would have been in the thick of it 150 years ago! - amazing to think about. Thanks for any light you might shed.