Food for Thought

[mike86002000]

(08-06-2019 02:33 PM)L Verge Wrote:  

(08-06-2019 02:16 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(08-06-2019 01:33 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Rick Smith found a perfect photo of one, but we can't seem to get it transferred to Roger to post here.

This morning I posted it here.

Thank you so much, Roger. I was afraid that attempt had failed also.

I really think that's just a picture of what someone called a Garibaldi jacket. That's not illegitimate. It's a good picture, You don't claim it's the perfect example, do you? It doesn't particularly resemble anything Garibaldi wore, and probably wasn't intended to. "Garibaldi Jacket" is a loosely used fashion term. There is an "Historical Definition" of a Garibaldi jacket on the internet. It's described as a garment for women or children. The main feature is that it is red. Else where, any "jacket" as a short coat, is said to be unisex.
At the time of Lincoln's assassination, while Garibaldi, or at least his memory, survived, I believe the definition of "Garibaldi Jacket" was a little more precise, at least to the extent that it was red.
Mike