7TH CAVALRY SOLDIER GEORGE GROSS CABINET CARD

[Shotgun Steve]

PHOTOGRAPH IS OF GEORGE H. GROSS AND HIS WIFE. BOTH ARE DRESSED IN TYPICAL WESTERN STYLE CLOTHES OF THE LAST 19TH CENTURY.

GEORGE H. GROSS WAS A PRIVATE IN THE SEVENTH CAVALRY, COMPANY 1, THE SOLDIERS THAT DIED WITH CUSTER AT HIS LAST STAND.

GROSS WAS BORN IN GERMANY IN 1845 AND ENLISTED ON OCTOBER 18th 1872. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 31 YEARS AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN ON JUNE 25TH 1876.

"GROSS & WIFE" IS WRITTEN ON PHOTOGRAPH'S BACK.

[kflach]

Are those lace-up shoes he's wearing?

[Delmonico]

Don't know, can you copy it and turn it to B&W and darken it a bit, then repost it?  I'm at work and don't have a suitable program.

[kflach]

I de-saturated it and auto-contrasted it in Photoshop.

[Delmonico]

Looks like a Congress shoe to me.