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They don't make them like this any more.

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that photo was colored, right? :)
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whereagles wrote:that photo was colored, right? :)
Definitely, when viewing the Black&White version, I thought Alexander Alekhine was wearing some sort of military uniform. Now seeing this photo with color it looks more like a hotel concierge uniform. :D
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How old is Alekhine on this photo? Students used to wear uniforms in the late 1800's/early 1900's...
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PK wrote:How old is Alekhine on this photo? Students used to wear uniforms in the late 1800's/early 1900's...
That may be the Imperial Law school (1912) uniform.

1910 he was at Military academy it could have been there also.
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