Reddit got it from NatGeo, where the picture has the following caption:
The Civil War veteran above wears the cap of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)—the largest Union veterans' organization—founded in 1866. The number on his cap signals that his post was 139, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
This prize-winning amateur photograph from the 1935 Newspaper National Snapshot Awards was taken by Mrs. Nathan Klein of Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The note on the back reads: "Old soldier talking to bootblacks."
total_revoice on December 21st, 2019 at 09:53 UTC »
How do we know he’s telling war stories? Maybe he’s just telling them some dirty old jokes
sumpuran on December 21st, 2019 at 11:15 UTC »
Veteran sharing Civil War stories, 1935 (first posted on reddit in May 2014)
Reddit got it from NatGeo, where the picture has the following caption:
DesimusHibernicus on December 21st, 2019 at 11:18 UTC »
Crazy to think that these kids then likely went on to serve in WW2.