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re: Can anyone Identify this military style LSU cap?
Posted on 1/19/24 at 2:02 pm to lsubkd
Posted on 1/19/24 at 2:02 pm to lsubkd
I have a new working theory/possible explanation:
Someone served in the U.S. Army in the 1940s, maybe the early 50s. Either that person OR that person's son (nephew?) was in the band at LSU in the 1950s. And they modified the band cap (explaining why it was Ostwald brand cap) with a gold strap and Army buttons from an actual Army officer's cap?
Someone served in the U.S. Army in the 1940s, maybe the early 50s. Either that person OR that person's son (nephew?) was in the band at LSU in the 1950s. And they modified the band cap (explaining why it was Ostwald brand cap) with a gold strap and Army buttons from an actual Army officer's cap?
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 2:38 pm
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Posted on 1/19/24 at 2:08 pm to Ace Midnight
The plot thickens:
Now - this is very likely before the Ostwald cap could have been a factor (this picture is 28-29), but look at the up front trombone player - THAT looks reasonably like a gold/silver braid style strap as opposed to the others (other than the Drum Major of course) with the traditional, likely black leather strap we know would have been more consistent with the ordinary ROTC caps that virtually all of the students wore in the days of mandatory ROTC.
Now - this is very likely before the Ostwald cap could have been a factor (this picture is 28-29), but look at the up front trombone player - THAT looks reasonably like a gold/silver braid style strap as opposed to the others (other than the Drum Major of course) with the traditional, likely black leather strap we know would have been more consistent with the ordinary ROTC caps that virtually all of the students wore in the days of mandatory ROTC.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 2:12 pm
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