Image shows a young soldier seated on the arm of a rustic looking chair. He wears a dark 5-button sack coat with fold-down collar and light trousers. He also wears a campaign hat creased fore and aft in the crown with the regimental number “29” over the Company letter “I.”

Behind him is a painted backdrop of a pillar and vase of flowers.

Bottom of mount is embossed “HOLMES, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLS.”

Reverse is stamped “MRS. D. La FLEUR.”

Image and mount is in excellent condition.

The 29^th Infantry was formed at Fort Sheridan in 1901 and a year later was sent to the Philippines to fight in the insurrection there.

Research shows a John B. La Fleur served in Company I, 29^th US Infantry from 1901-1904.  [ad]

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