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Wow - I'm glad you shed some light on this! I guess I assumed that it was incorrect when it wasn't! I figured whoever made it would not have information about proper colors, symbols, etc. I definitely cherish this photo and am proud of my Prussian roots! Thank you!

Thanks for the info! I'm very surprised you were even able to figure out that much info from the photo! Here is the colorized version, again things are incorrect... the emblem on his helmet isn't even drawn as an eagle. Haha... but here goes nothing! Thanks again and hope this helps!

Hello All! Please check out this blurry 1866 picture of my great great grandfather who I'm assuming participated in the Austro-Prussian War. He was born in Praust, near Danzig but may have also lived in Lauenberg. Can anyone tell from this picture what type of soldier he was? I'm assuming he...