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Waltrip88
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8:44a, 7/28/23
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I went to an estate sale on the last day and picked up an old pair of boots. The estate sale was for a lady whose dad graduated from A&M in 1923. I'm not sure if they are his Corps boots or army boots, but I wanted to save them from being donated to Good Will.

Anyone have any idea?

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9:42a, 7/28/23
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can you tell who made those boots?

I'd say its possible to be senior riding boots
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12:28p, 7/28/23
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The bottoms look like mine that came from Hollicks, the only thing that makes me hesitate is the little stitching on the side of the barrel. Haven't seen that before but who knows what they did in the 1920s. Must be a short guy the barrels seem a little low.
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2:37p, 7/28/23
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Did you pick up the pictures as well that are rolled up to the left? Wonder what those were of?



In limited research - Looks like he worked for the us state department and then city of college station. Fought in world war 1 and then went to A&M.

Henry L. Alsmeyer '23

https://opendoc.cstx.gov/WeblinkPublic/DocView.aspx?id=468588&dbid=0&repo=DOCUMENT-SERVER&cr=1

https://www.aggienetwork.com/ag/51ed69b31dd4/


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Rabid Cougar
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2:49p, 7/28/23
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Not Senior boots. Not a military pattern/style boot.
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In reply to whoop1995 • 3:06p, 7/28/23
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whoop1995 said:
Did you pick up the pictures as well that are rolled up to the left? Wonder what those were of?


They were of his outfit every year. I just picked the best looking one. It was from 1956 and marked Roy - Friend.
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In reply to whoop1995 • 3:13p, 7/28/23
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In reply to Rabid Cougar • 3:18p, 7/28/23
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Rabid Cougar said:
Not Senior boots. Not a military pattern/style boot.


Found this advertisement in the 1923 yearbook - could they be field boots?


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7:15p, 7/28/23
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I don't think they're Aggie boots. I know A&M changed from Cadet Grey to khaki, and thus, Senior boots, sometime around WWI, it appears to me that the owner attended A&M after military service in WWI, and would thus be exempt from being in the Corps and wearing a uniform.
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7:22p, 7/28/23
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Looked in the 1920 "Longhorn", and he is in the Corps. I'm going to amend and guess that he went civilian his junior and senior years. Funny thing is that he is "H.L.", and he had an older brother "L.H."

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10:21a, 7/29/23
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And from the RGV! He would have been among the first families in mission Texas if he was there at the turn of the century. Still wild country then
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In reply to whoop1995 • 12:37p, 7/29/23
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whoop1995 said:
Rabid Cougar said:
Not Senior boots. Not a military pattern/style boot.


Found this advertisement in the 1923 yearbook - could they be field boots?




The advert is for regulation military boots aka Senior Boots. Officers had to purchase their own uniforms and boots.. I think they still have that requirement for their dress uniforms.
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11:45a, 7/31/23
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Is it possible they were altered after graduation (the tops lowered) to become everyday boots and the stamp/stitch on the side is the boot maker that did the alteration?
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1:22p, 7/31/23
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Remember Justin Ropers?



You could wear these under a pair of blue jeans and your Butts and Zips would nearly stroke out...

They aren't cut down Senior boots.
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