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Found an 1912 NYT article about Col. Edgar Z. Steever's promotion to Brigadier General (pdf) during the Mexican Revolution and the accompanying cross-border troubles. He was born in Pennsylvania and graduated second in his class at West Point. He was commissioned a Second Lieutanant in 1871. He fought in 34 battles and skirmishes in the Philippines. BG Steever was forced to retire (pdf) in 1913.

shouldn't the title be "Comd G" instead of "Comp. G"?

yeknod: Thanks for noticing the transcription error. We changed the title to transcribe the letters in the negative rather than the caption card.

If he became Brigadier General in 1912, wouldn't this have to be 1910-1911? I mean, wouldn't they have mentioned that level of rank? Even whether they wuld write that or not that remains murky, clearly it could not have been later than 1913 if that was when he retired.

Could this have been at Fort Bliss?

I think Mr French / Lawrence made a distinction with this photo, calling it "Barrack" in the small white print bottom left, when the other 'similar items' refer to "Depot". Was this the dormitory for the R.I.C. officers or cadets? Streetview - www.google.com.au/maps/@53.3523713,-6.2999991,3a,60.6y,69... which shows double windows where there is one in the photo (see note).

It's not entirely clear on the 25" OSI, but it looks like it may be part of the complex next door.

Sharon Corbet If I'm reading the map correctly, I think the railway tunnel runs underneath.

The DIA has two entries. The main one is for the RIC Police Depot, now Garda HQ, but there is also this 1894 ref. to a Metropolitan police barrack.

At this page from a guidebook to the Park there is a pic with a caption: Closing of Parkgate garda station circa 1930. The station had been a DMP barracks. left to right back row Sgt Thomas Keaveney plain clothes, gárdai Flynn, Thornton, McMahon (plain clothes), Delaney. Front row Park Ranger John Manning salutes Sgt Thomas Kelly. Note old DMP-style pointed helmets and the new flat Garda hat worn by the gárdai. The plain clothes gárdai constituted a vice squad for the park

"Major General Finn & family standing on the verandah of the Officers' Quarters, c1902" - from a history of the Dawes Point Battery Site (interesting read), a .pdf download from - asaha.com/ebook/DODQ1NDE-/Dawes-Point-Battery-Site,-1791-...

Biography of Harry Finn mentions his wife Catherine (nee Scott), two daughters and a son. www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080526b.htm I think one daughter is standing behind her sister. Please State Records NSW, a high resolution image would be interesting. I am no genealogist, but it would be fun to find out the children's names and histories.

beachcomber australia Here you go, a larger version!

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection Thank you, that large size is great, but I was wrong - there is a daughter missing. And a small white dog has appeared. It must have been a wonderful place to live at the time. I expect they told the children there were ferries at the bottom of the garden!

Well. I laughed when I came across your comment!