militar insignia regarding my photos
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John,
The link sent by Jose Munoz was of great interest to me because my
husband's maternal grandfather was a Chihuahua (Ciudad de Chihuahua) policeman, a "federal", born in 1853, died in 1951, chased "el Indio Victorio" all over the place, never caught him. I have one picture of him in his uniform, which is very, very different from the ones worn by Leticia's ancestors (it looks more like the uniform worn by the soldiers of the Confederate States of America in the 1860's, light colored with a cap). Unfortunately, in the picture, he is seated holding one of his infant daughters and his left breast is obscured by the child, so I can't see a badge. The photo is very faint in some places, but I can make out the insignia on the cap clearly: it is two light colored bars (vertical----gold or silver?) with a dark bar in the middle. The insignia on the shoulder is too faint to make out. My husband is taking his nightly nap right now (I've been up all night putting up |
