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  • #31
    Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

    Image #1 is impressive, espcially seeing that US MARINE impressions are something you do not see every day. IMO #2, #3 have more of a period feel to them. Though I've seen originals with the sitter smiling it just did not work for me in #2. Image #3 on the other had nailed it. ~Gary
    Last edited by garyjd; 03-17-2010, 01:43 PM.
    Gary Dombrowski
    [url]http://garyhistart.blogspot.com/[/url]

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    • #32
      Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

      Marine is spelled with a capital 'M' thank you.

      Sorry.. I've always been a SOB about certain things.
      Your Obedient Servant,

      Peter M. Berezuk

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      • #33
        Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

        It is pretty damn impressive to see that many guys put together one very specific impression in number 1. It is Obvious how much time and research went into it and I am sure it would have been quite a site at the event. Although image 3 had me jaw dropped. If the image had not been submitted on the forum, I would have never been able to tell it was not a period image. So number 3 gets my vote, hands down.
        Sam Harrelson
        Liberty Rifles
        Independent Volunteers
        Museum of the Confederacy

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        • #34
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          Hell, I'm in image #2, and I STILL voted for three! Hands down choice! Men of Co. H, rally for the Lt.!

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          • #35
            Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

            Has anyone asked the question, "Is it Really a Civil War Picture?" about the Marines at Harper Ferry Picture. I like it and think that it looks very good but does it fit ??
            Rod Miller
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            Gettysburg BGA- Chaplain WilliamWay, 24th MI US
            1864 Charleston Riot-Judge Charles Constable "Copperhead".
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            • #36
              Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

              Originally posted by Rmhisteach View Post
              Has anyone asked the question, "Is it Really a Civil War Picture?" about the Marines at Harper Ferry Picture. I like it and think that it looks very good but does it fit ??
              Herman Melville called John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry " The meteor of the War" . I would say it is very fitting here.
              Last edited by PetePaolillo; 03-18-2010, 03:07 PM.
              [SIZE=0]PetePaolillo
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              • #37
                Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                I agree with Pete, Pic #1 is very fitting. I like all three, but pic #1 stands out the most to me. It is something different and represents one side of our hobby that often times gets overlooked. Just an excellent pic! It would add something new to the front cover that hasn't been seen yet.
                Micah Trent
                Tar Water Mess/Mess No. 1
                Friends of Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site

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                • #38
                  Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                  Originally posted by Rmhisteach View Post
                  Has anyone asked the question, "Is it Really a Civil War Picture?" about the Marines at Harper Ferry Picture. I like it and think that it looks very good but does it fit ??
                  Given the impact of those events in 1859.... how does it not?
                  Brian Hicks
                  Widows' Sons Mess
                  Known lately to associate with the WIG and the Armory Guards

                  "He's a good enough fellow... but I fear he may be another Alcibiades."

                  “Every man ever got a statue made of him was one kinda sumbitch or another. It ain’t about you. It’s about what THEY need.”CAPTAIN MALCOLM REYNOLDS

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                  • #39
                    Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                    I voted for #3, while the others are nice and to be proud of, three is in another league...IMO.
                    Thaddaeus Dolzall
                    Liberty Hall Volunteers

                    We began to think that Ritchie Green did a very smart thing, when we left Richmond, to carry nothing in his knapsack but one paper collar and a plug of tobacco!

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                    • #40
                      Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                      Just have to go with number three. One was great but compared to number three, ehh. It cannot beat the fact that three looks like its been sitting around for about 150 years. Number two would have been my choice but the smile was too extreme. I have seen smiles in period photos but not that outstanding. If it was a little more subdued I would have went for it.

                      Thomas Montefinise
                      119th NYSV

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                      • #41
                        Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                        Originally posted by lawson View Post
                        Hell, I'm in image #2, and I STILL voted for three! Hands down choice! Men of Co. H, rally for the Lt.!
                        I agree with you and I also wanted to compliment you on your fine choice in names.

                        -The other William Lawson

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                        • #42
                          Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                          This is the Marine sactioned Civil War living history group, correct Gunny? If memory serves, Joe Blunt made these uniforms. As for "does it fit" in this photo contest, the irony of troops from the Federal Government supporting the Govt of Virginia against US citizens in revolt is a unique moment in our history...so I think it fits. I voted for #3 based on historical fidelity to a thousand photos just like it, the fact that there are no known photos of the Marines at Harper's Ferry and because many of the subjects are bit too "well fed" for Marines. Heck if it were up to me, we would be using original photos in this contest to stimulate research, learn something and have fun. But that is not what the contest is about.
                          Last edited by DougCooper; 03-20-2010, 06:40 AM.
                          Soli Deo Gloria
                          Doug Cooper

                          "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner

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                          • #43
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                            Doug,

                            You are correct. The USMCHC is officially recognized by the Marine Corps, and yes... Joe Blunt made many of the Uniforms used pre-1870 by the organization. The USMCHC does not participate in reenactments of tactical, they only do educational programs. They cover Revolutionary period to modern times.
                            Brian Hicks
                            Widows' Sons Mess
                            Known lately to associate with the WIG and the Armory Guards

                            "He's a good enough fellow... but I fear he may be another Alcibiades."

                            “Every man ever got a statue made of him was one kinda sumbitch or another. It ain’t about you. It’s about what THEY need.”CAPTAIN MALCOLM REYNOLDS

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                            • #44
                              Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                              Doug called the Marines "fat"! But I do agree that original photos would better serve the community than play like photos. But what do I know? I think the camera box traps your spirit.
                              Tom Yearby
                              Texas Ground Hornets

                              "I'd rather shoot a man than a snake." Robert Stumbling Bear

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                              • #45
                                Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                                Image #1, it looks great!!
                                Chris Birely


                                In memory of my GG Uncle, Pvt. John Thurston,
                                7th Va Inf Co. I (Holcombe Guards), Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division,
                                wounded and taken prisoner 3 July 1863.

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