Russia Imperial. A Studio Portrait Photograph Of A Military Band C.1905 Auction Archive In 1863 the name changed

In 1863 the name changed to 2nd Battalion "Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto

The 3rd Battalion suffered thirty-five percent casualties

All three pieces are mounted via string to a 95 mm x 185 mm cardboard

The reverse features a countersunk hinge with a vertical tapered pin (marked “20” on the reverse of the pin for “Fritz Zimmermann of Lüdenscheid” manufacture

Russia Imperial. A Studio Portrait Photograph Of A Military Band C.1905 Auction Archive In 1863 the name changedRussia (Imperial); Black and white, matte finish, on an off white pressed paper stock, the obverse illustrating a military band consisting of forty members, organized in four rows, the front row seated on the carpeted floor, the second row on a bench, while the back two rows are standing, most of the members holding tubas, many wearing their medals, four young members at the front with various woodwind instruments, along with a dog in the centre