Figure 1.-- This portrait was taken by Benedetti & Boccalini, located at Peckham, a London neighborhood in 1881. The boy is Carl Roos, which doesn't sound much like an English name. Carl looks to be 5-6 years old. Unfortunately we don't know anything about Carl and his family. We would say, however, that he came from a prosperous family. Both the long hair and the fancy sailor suit suggests this. Note that he wears three-quarter socks rather than long stockings which would have been more common in America. Note the sailor hat he is wearing which is presumably a replica of a Royal Navy hat.

The HBC biography section is for people or families that have achieved some degree of notariety or fame. HBC readers in many cases have submitted family portraits. HBC has until now not added them to the biography section. We believe now that this is a mistake. Many of the HBC readers contributing family portraits can also provide details about the boy and him family. This background information help us to assess social trends and put the fashions involved in perspective. This is just why the biographical section is an important part of HBC. As a result, HBC has decided to create pages for these relatively unknown people, when some basic family data is available. Incidentally if you find a relative here, please do tell us somehing about him. Here we are listing these biographies alpahabetically to facilitate looking up individual names. The alphabdetical list is the primary data base in this section. While we have not persued geneolgical resreach on these individual, having the names and in many cases the loaction provide the potential to acquire more back ground information in the future which may provide additonal insights into the fashion and life style trends.

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Parsons Children (United States, 1869)

We note two CDV photos of a boy and girl, probably siblings. The boy is identified as Russell Parsons age 5 years. Russle wears a fancy outfits with bloomer legs. In the 1870s, knee pants became much more tighly fitted. I can’t quite make out the girl’s first name. It looks like Lizzie, but I can’t say for sure. Her last name is also Parsons and she was 8 years old when the photo was taken. Both photos were taken at the studio of H.S. Mather in Cazenovia, NY. One is dated 1869. I presume the other portrait was also taken at about the same time. The different format suggests that the two portraits were not taken at the same setting. The printing on the back is so similar that it seems likely that the two were probably taken within a year of each other.

Patternson, J. Nelson (United States, 1880s)

This cabinent card portrait shows a boy wearing a print dress and holding an Indian maiden doll. The dress has a small lace collar and a small floppy bow. It was a colored dress, although we can not tell from the nlsack-and-white photography what color it was. The portrait was taken by Pinehart Photography, Denver, Colorado. S The boy was identified on the back says "J. Nelson Patterson Age 3 years. Grandma". The portrait was undated, but looks to have been taken in the early- or mid-1880s.

Penndorf, Hans (United States, 1929)

This is a 1929 portrait of Hans Penndorf from Cleveland, Ohio. I'm not sure when Hans' family emigrated to American. Most German immigrants Americanized their first names. Although there are many Americans of German ancestry, very few are named Hans. We are also unsure why Hans was sent so far away to school. This was rather unusual for boys this age. Perhaps the whole family moved. Hans was one of the first students at the Landon School. He is probably wearing his new school uniform. The portrait was taken by the F.E. Nelson Studio in Cleveland, apparently just before Hans started school. The Landon Boys' School opened September 12, 1929, not a very propitious time for a private school. The school began using a comverted mansion on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. They moved soon after in 1934 to Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington. The school still operates in Bethesda as a non-sectarian school and has an excellent academic reputation.

Penfold, Hugh (England, 1910s)

Here we see Hugh Penfold. Unfortunately we know nothing about him except that he was from Ashford, Kent. Hugh is wearing a World War I British army uniform. The portrait was presumably taken during World War I. Hugh looks too young to be an actual soldier. Perhaps he was in a school cadet group.

Perkins, Paul J. (United States, 1922)

This is an AZO photo portrait post cardof an African American boy preacher, perhaps 10 years old. He stands with on hand lifted, the other resting on a bible. He wears glasses, a belted knickers suit. He was Paul J. Perkins. The portrait was taken March 25, 1922. Te studio was Patton in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Petly, J. (England, 1878)

We do not know a great deal about J. Petly. We do have one photograph from about 1878. It is easpecially interesting because it shows two school boys at the time, presumably on their summer vacation. J. Petly's school friend is William Robinson. They are with William,'s younger brother. The imsge is interesting because it shows what the boys probably wore at school in the 1870s.

Picard, James Arhur (United States, about 1900)

This outdoors snapshot shows James Arthur Picard and Jack Heal. Presumably they are friends or cousins. For some reason Jack's name is written as "Little Jack Heal". Both boys wear fancy blouses with knee pants, and long black stockings. One boy has a Faunrleroy cut-away jacket. Both boys have long ringlets, but done differently. One boy has an added hair bow. They look about 4-5 years old. The snap shot is undated, but the boys wear styles popular in the 1890s and early 1900s. Because it is an outdoors snapshot rather than a studio cabinent card, it was probably taken about 1900-05. The studio was Emil J. Kraemer, Frederick St., Auburn, New York. I think that means that they rocessed the film rather than took the portrait.

The Pisacanes (Italy, late-1950s)

This photograph was taken in a village near Naples during the late-1950s. It show three siblings: Filippo, Beatrice and Pasquale Pisacane. Yhe children look to be aboy 6 moths to 5 years of age. The photo was taken in winter as the boys are wearing matching heavy, dark sailor suits. The tradutional sailor suits worn by the boys look elegant, but a little old fashion at the time. We no longr see sailor suits after the 1950s, except for special events like wedding.

Platt, David (United States, 1860s)

Here we have 2 1/6 Plate and 1/9 plate Ruby Ambrotypes of David Platt. He looks to be about 10 years old. In the 1/6 Plate image he is holding his dog, a great looking mutt. Notice how he is holding the dog tight. This was necessary to get the dog to sit still for the shot. Slow film speeds mean that any motion would have ruined the portrit. We are guessing that he insisted on having the pooch in the portit, In the 1/9 Plate he is holding his hat for the photo, although we can not make out much of the hat. Both ambrotypes have a tax stamp on the back, dting them to the Civ War era. The 1/6 Plate image sits in a two-tone American Eagle case. In both images, the boy's cheeks are tinted. The boys wear a rather bloucey jacket with a small white collar and bow. Hehas stripped pants, probably long trousers.

Poincaré, Henri (France, 1854- )

We note an image a a 7-year old French boy, Henri Poincaré. The portrait would have been done in 1861. We know nothing about Henri or his family. The fact that he had a portrait painted of him suggest that he came from an affluent family. At least we think it is a painting rather than a photograph. He wears a jacket with wide short sleeves and puffed blouse sleeves. He wears kneepants with plain pantalettes.

Poirgets, Andre (France, about 1900)

Here we see a Parian boy in an undated image. We believe that the portrait was made about 1900. Rge boy's name is Andre Poirgets. He was 20 months old. It appears that at this age at least, French boys and girls wore the same style dresses and hair. This photo is an example of how ringlet curls were not as popular in France as in Britain and America. They were in fact called English curls.

Pool, Charles H. Jr. (United States, 1896)

We have a portrait of Charles H. Pool, Jr. He was photographed in 1896 on the occasion of his third birthday, March 17, 1896. Charles was wearing a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with an elaborate Fauntleroy blouse and large bow. He was photographed by the Baldwin studio in Wichita, Kansas. He has what look like natural curls.

Porr, Daniel Winn (United States, about 1890)

An American boy had his portrait taken, probably about 1890. He was photographed at the William A. Webster studio at Waltham, Massachusetts. The portrait is a cabinent cardd. The boy's name is Daniel Winn Porr, as best we can make out. Daniel has bangs wih the hair long at the side. He wears a rather unusual long dress.

Potts, Robert Austin (United States, 1930)

This portrait shows a boy with a flute. It is mounted in a brown folder. The folder measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. The boy is identified on the back as Robert Austin Potts, although the writing is a little indestinct. He was from Modesto, California. He is 14 years old and the photo was taken July 29, 1930. There is a message in pencil stating: "A birthday gift for Bamby face." He looks to us to be wearing some kind of band uniform. His sweater has color detailing and a monogram. He wears white long pants which we see being used for band uniforms at the time.

Powell Children (United States, 1880s)

We do not know much about the Powell children, but we do know they were from Boston. We have a cabinet photo of two boys and a girl. The children are described on the back as: "Fred'k Thomas Powell born Mar 19th/81 Annie Matilda Powell .. Feb 21st/83 Frank Alexander Powell..Nov 21st/84 Pictures taken Oct 1886" At the bottom of the photo it identified the photographic studio as: Bushby & Macurdy, 521 Washington Street, Boston

Price, Garrett (United States, 1913)

The photograph here shows a group of Freshman at the University of Wyoming at Larmie in 1913-14. We have the names of the students: from left to right, E. H. Davis, A. Downey, T. Foster, Garrett Price, M. Arnold, F. Fowler, and J. Anderson. The boys and girls here are presumably aged about 18 to 19, having just graduated from high school a few months earlier. Two of the boys (Davis and Anderson) wear the expected long trousers suits with white shirts and ties, but the third boy, Garrett Price (standing alone in the center) still wears a knickers suit with white shirt and tie.

Proulx, Arthur (United States, 1908)

Here we see Arthur Proulx and his pug dog Ruth. Unfortunately we have no information about Arthur. We do know that the snap shot was taken in 1908. Arthur wears a white or light-colored tunic suit with double"t"-stap sandals without any socks.

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Queman family (United States, 1960s)

Here we see the children in the Queman family. This picture was taken in Red Creek, New York. Unfortunately it is undated, but looks like the 1960s to us. We know the children names. From top to bottom, left to right: Robert, Rosemary, Mark, Beth, Andrea, David and Betsy. Rosemary, Mark, Beth and Andrea are siblings. Their family name is Queman, a Dutch original family. Robert, David and Betsy are their cousins. The children mostly wear short pants, including the girls. The photogrph is a good example of how girls were commonly wearing shorts for casual wear by the 1960s. The children were also barefoot. This was becoming less common, but was not unknown around the home during the summer.

Quinn, Freddie (United States, 1890s)

Here we have a cabinent portrait of Feddie Quinn with his cherished little dog. The portrait is not datedm but we would guess was taken in the 1890s. The back of the card reads "Freddy Quinn with dog he called 'My Friend'". The portrait was taken by J.W. Sires out in South Oil City, Pennsylvania. It certainly looks like a great little dog. Freddie has shoulder-length ringlet curls. The hair is not as neatly done as many boys we have noted wearing ringlet curls. He wears a rather long and very plain dress. It is a dark color, but I am not sure about the color. It does not look like black.

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Randall, Arthur and Julia (United States, about 1890)

This cabinet portrait shows Arthur Randall anf his little sister Julia. The childen look to be 3-5 years old. Arthur wears a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with a large ruffeled collar nd white floppy bow. Julia is cradleing her precius doll like a baby. She sits in a stuffed and ornate chair. Her dress is white and ruffled. The portrait was taken by J. A. Brush of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is embossed at the lower front of the card. The portait is undated, but we have agood ideawhen it was taken. The back of the card cites a prize the photographer won in 1888. That means the portrait could not have bee taken earlier. But it suggest the oportrait was taken in 1889 or 1890. We beliece this to be the case because a photographer would not want to brag about an old prze. Customers might wonder why they haveny worn any prizes lately.

Raoul, Férand (France, late 1870s

We do not know much about this French boy, but we do know his name--Férard Raoul. We are not sure about the date, but would guess the 1870s, perhaps the late 1870s. This boy was from Chateauroux. I'm not sure where that is in France. We are not sure how to desribe this suit. The jacket is quite long. It seems to us longer than jackets we have noted in America. Note how it buttons only near the collar.

Rankin, ??? (Canada, 1898)

Here we see a Montral boy who had his portrait taken in 1898. His name was Rankin. We don't know Master Rankin's Christian name, but it is obviously not a French family name. Master Rankin undoubtedly came from one of the affluent Anglophone families in turn-of-the-century Montreal. He wears an emaculare dark (presumably blue) saiolor suit. This sailor suit seems to have an unusually prominent starched white collar that is worn over the regular dark collar that is part of the suit.

Raymond, John M. (United States, about 1862)

Here we seen a youth who has volunteered for the Confederate Army, probably in 1862. I'm not sure how old he was, probably about 17 years old I would guess. Note the lack of any badges or insignia. The portrait was taken in Nashville, Tennessee which is probably where he was from. Guven his smart uniform, we would guess he was from a well to do Nashville family. We know nothing about his military service or his family at this time.

Reed Boys (United States, 1900-04)

We know nothing vuirtually nothing about the Reed family other than that they were from Pennsylvania, we're not sure yet about the city, perhaps Philidelphia. There were two boys about the same age. One was Eddie Lou Reed. I'm not sure about his brother's name. He was a 1-2 years older than Eddie. A HBC reader has set us two portraits. One is undaed, but was probably taken in 1900. It shows Eddie in a frilly white dress at about age 4. It has balloon half sleeves and a waist ribbon done in a pastel, perhaps light blue although we are not sure. Eddie also has ringlet curls and a very large hair bow, perhaps in the same color as his waist ribbon. With his whikte dress he has black long stockings and shoes with bows. A second portrait was taken in 1904 with the two boys. Eddie has been breeched, but he and his older brother both still have ringlet curls, although they are worn without hir bows. We are not sure just when the boys were breeched.

Reitz, Ada and Clayton (United States, about 1890)

This cabinet card portrait ws taken by Hayes in Sterling, Illinois. The chidren look to be about 3 and 5 years old. Their names are Ada & Clayton Reitz. They both wear skirted, but not identical outfits. Ada wears a dress with a locket, but we can't make out much detail. Clayton looks to be wearing a blouse and skirt rather ythan a dress, but I am not positive. The blouse seems to have sailor styling. He also looks to have a polka-dot bow. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1890.

Rendall, Godfrey Arthur Harding (England, 1870s)

We note another Hills & Saunder studio CDV portrait. This one is of Godfrey Arthur Harding Rendall. It was taken in Harrow, probably in the 1870s. Godfrey looks to be 4 years old. He has long hir, but it has been combed back, away from his ears. He wears a dark-colored, short-sleeved dress. It has a low-neckline and looks to be a style that a girl might also have worn. He also wear dark-colored three-quareter socks.

Rendall, Hugh Davey (England, about 1880)

This CDV portrait was taken by Monsieur A. Bouche, a portrait studio in Brighton. The use of "Monsieur" was presumably to give a classy French image to the studio. The boy pictured is Hugh Davey Rendall. He is wearing a stylish velvet double-breasted suit. He wears his outfit with a boater. Hugh has longish hair down to his ears. The CDV is undated, but a 1879 medal award is mentioned on the back. We believe that this usually meant recently earned medals, so the portrait was presumably taken about 1880.

Rendall, Montague John (England, 1870s)

Montague John Rendall was a student at Harrow School in the 1870s. We have little information about him except that he came from an exytended, well to do family. We note a portrit of him in his Harrow School uniform which was a type of Eton suit.

Rendall, Seymour Henry (England, 1870s)

This is another Hills & Saunder CDV studio portrait. This one was taken at the Oxford studio. photo, photographer's address on reverse. It shows Seymour Henry Rendall. The Rebndall family was an affluent, lage family. We note several othr portraits of the Rendall boys. Seymour looks to be about 4 years old. He wears a dress that seems to be very similar to the one Godfrey Arthur Harding Rendall wore.

Repnine, Prince Igor Vadimovitch (Russia, 1892-1970)

Prince Igor Vadimovitch Repnine (1892-1970) was photographed at about the age of 5 or 6 about 1898. He wears a white sailor suit but with black long stockings. This boy was a Russian aristocrat. I am not entirely sure at this point as to just how he fits into the Russian royal family. Prince Igor survived the Revolution (1917), we assume by escaping to the West.

Ring, Francis (United States, 1920)

This portrait was done at the Westhall Studio by H. E. Loveland. An inscription reads, "A Merry Christmas Francis Ring, Dec. 24th 1920." Thus we know who the boy is and when his portrait was taken. Francis looks about 3-4 yeats old. We are not sure how to describe his outfit, possibly an Oliver Twistv suit. The photo is a 5" x 7" ptint. The paper fram has the mock ragged, heirloom look. This is a particularly severe ragged frame edge.

Ritchie Brothers (United States, about 1925)

Here we see the Ritchie boys in a wondeful family portrait. Sitting L-R: Joe, Paul and Merle Ritchie; Standing: Raymond Ritchie. We believe that the portrait was taken about 1925. We do not know where tghe photograph was taken, other than we are sure that the boys are American. The boys look to be about 4-14 years of age. They seem to wearing knicker suits, except for Paul who wears a short pants sailor suit.

Ristine, Albert Welles (United States, 1884)

Perhaps the style most associated with ringlet cirls is the Fauntleroy suit. Here we see Albert Welles Ristine who was photographed in Ft. Dodge, Iowa during April 1884 (figure 1). Like many boys at the time, he wears his Fauntleroy suit with ringlet curls. Note that this was before Mrs. Burnett wrote her famous book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy". It is a good example how Mrs. Burnett did mot create the style, but she certainly popularized it as the "Fauntleroy Craze" swept the country.

Robartes Family (England, 1885)

The Robartes were a wealthy English aristocratic family. There were four childre, two boys and two girls. Anna Lea Merrit, a Victorian romantic artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, painted a charming portrait of the children in 1885. The eldest boy wears a velvet suit and lace collar and the younger boy has not yet been breached.

Robb, Frederick James (United States, 1900)

This child is dome up to look like a flower girl. One wonders if he had a role in a wedding. I'm not sure, but I think that is his hat on the chair. Also notice the hair bows. We know that the child is an American boy. His name is Fredrick James Robb and he is 3 yrs and 2 months old. He was born June 17, 1897. The portrait was taken in 1900.

Robert, John (England, 1880?)

Here we have a portrait of John Robert. Unfortunately we have no information about his family. we know that it was taken at Idington's Block, Market Square in Stratford. The problem is that there are Stratford's scattered all around the English speaking world. We think it is England, but we are not at all sure. John wears a Norfolk kneepants suit with a narrow bow, ribbed long stockings, and button shoes. There are several interesting aspects of John's suit. Notice how he keeps a handkerchief in the folds of his Norfolk suit. And his kneepants have two rather than one button. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1880.

Rogers, Agnes and Clarence (United States, late 1900s)

Here we have a First Communion portrait of Agnes and Clarence Rogers. They did their First Communion at St. Mary's Church in Coon Creek, Kansas. We know nothing about the family. The portrait is undated. We would guess it was taken in the late 1900s or early 1910s. This is in part because knickers were more common in the 1910s than the 1900s, especially the early 1910s. And these plain, longish cut jackets declined in popularity during the 1910s. Agnes wears the white junior bridal dress that was common for the girls. Clarence wears a double breasted knickers suit with long stockings. These conservative suits were very commonly worn for First Communion. Note the stiff, rounded collar and white necktie.

Rogers, Earnest K. (United States, 1883)

Earnest K Rogers had his portrit taken in Charlestown, Massachusettes during April 1883. He looks to be about 4 years of age or maybe 5. I think children were smaller in the last century. He wears an elaborate dress with considerale lace trim. A few years before the publication of Little Lord Fauntleroy, Earest haslong ringlet curls. It is an unusual cut, at first glance he look to have short hair. His curls are at the back of his head.

Roos, Carl (England, 1881)

This portrait was taken by Benedetti & Boccalini, located at Peckham, a London neighborhood in 1881. The boy is Carl Roos, which doesn't sound much like an English name. Carl looks to be 5-6 years old. Unfortunately we don't know anything about Carl and his family. We would say, however, that he came from a prosperous family. Both the long hair and the fancy sailor suit suggests this. Note that he wears three-quarter socks rather than long stockings which would have been more common in America. Note the sailor hat he is wearing which is presumably a replica of a Royal Navy hat. There are several interesting aspect to Carl's sailor suit.

Rosewater, Charley (United States, 1874- )

These two CDV portraits we think are the same Nebraska child. The first is marked on the back "Taken on his second birthday May 24th 1876". The second is marked on the back "Charley Rosewater age 7 - May 24th 1881". It is also marked "To Mr. & Mrs J?." The photo of the younger Charles is done by photographer E.L. Eaton, Omaha, Nebraska. The photo at age 7 is from the Grand Central Gallery also from Omaha, Nebraska. Charles at age 2 wears a white dress with a dark belt. We are not sure when he was breeched, but at age 7 he wears a plain collar buttoning kneepants suit.

Ross Children (United States, 1839)

Here we see the children of C. Ross in a portrait done by James Green in 1839. Unfortunastely we do not know where they were from. Both children wear low-cut dresses, but we think that they may be boys. Little boys and and girls commonly wore identical dresses in the early 19th century and here the hair styles and the bazll the yiounger boy is holding suggest boys.

Ross Brothers (Canada, 1899)

Another nice professional protrait from Montreal (taken June 30, 1899, at one of the photographic studios in the city). The photo is simply entitled "Mrs. Ross's sons, aged 12 and 15" so we unfortunately do not have their Christian names. Both boys are very beautifully dressed for a formal ortrait with elegantly cut three-piece suits with waistcoats, white shirts and ties. Notice the boutonieres in their lapels. The suits were age greaded with the younger brother wearing kneepants and the older brother long pants.

Ross, William Bradford (United States, 1918)

Here is a photograph of William Bradford Ross in 1918, the son of William B. Ross who later became governor of Wyoming, but died in office. He was succeeded by his wife Nellie Tayloe Ross as the first female governor in the United States. Governor William Ross was a Democrat and served in Chyenne as governor only briefly (1923-1924). His youngest son, shown in the photograph at the age of 6 years, was born in 1912. He wears a dressy knee pants suit with large buttons on his coat and an Eton-style collar with an unusual floppy tie that looks as though it might be part of the collar. He wears white long stockings and hightop boots. Notice the white cuffs on the suit jacket, matching the white collar.

Rowe, Fred Arthur (United States, 1903)

Here we have a portrait of Fred arthur Rowe taken in 1903. He looks to be about 10 years ols which means that he was born about 1893. We know almost nothing about him, other than the portrait was taken in Spencer, Iowa. Ge wears a white shirt with what a double breasted kneepants suit. The portrait is unsual in that his jacket is worn open--unusual in formal portaits at the time. He has a bowtie, but it is difficult to make out the collar style. As was common at the time, he wears long black stockings.

Ruffato, James (United States, 1912)

We believe this is aportrait of Jim or James Ruffato. It was taken by the Wilson Studio in Lead, South Dakota. The back of the post card is enscribed, My brother Jim 11 years confirmed 1922 - Lead South Dakota" We think that Jim's last name was Rafutto becuse the address section read, "To Rose Gilson from James Ruffato". We are not sure what Church James attended. The AZO stamp box with two arrows up and two arrows down helps to confirm our stamp box assessment. James wears a drk knickers suit, which was a popular choice at the time. He wears black long stockings abd hight-top shoes with his suit. His flat cap does not match the suit.

Rupert, Chester and Ray (United States, about 1890)

Here we have a cabinet photo of two boys, identified on the back as Chester and Ray Rupert. The baby is in a dress and the older boy is wearing a classic Fauntleroy suit. His blouse has a very large collar , ruffle front, and deep cuffs. He also had a large bow. The knee pants have the classic three buttons.Unfortunately the portait is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1890. We also do not know where the portrait was taken. The image is poor quality which normally we do not archive, but we do have the names which is helpful.

Russel Children (Canada, 1899)

This brother-sister photo was taken in Montreal at a professional studio on June 2, 1899. The sister looks as though she were about 12 years old. Her baby brother can't be much older than 6 years. The children (despite the age difference) are dressed coordinately--in white sailor outfits with dickeys. Both costumes seem to have blouses although we can't see the lower part of the girl's clothing. It surely would have been a matching skirt. The boy wears a white sailor suit with unusually large sailor collar. It buttons down the front. The white knee pants lack the customary ornamental buttons at the hem. In contrast to his white sailor suit, he wears black long stickings. His black leather shoes have ribbon ties. Notice the neat left part of his hair style. The girl wears long hair with a white ribbon and bow.

Russell, Charles and Harland (United States, 1860s)

These two boys had a CDV pprtrait made in the 1860s, probably the early 60s. We think that the brothers are American, although there is no printing on the mount. The lack of printing suggests the erly 60s. The boys wear matching Zouave outfits. Their caps, however, are unusual. They do not wear fezes or kepis. Rather they wear rounded military caps. This is not a style swe have commonly noted in America. It seems more of a British style. The Zouave outfits were more common in America because of the Civil War. As there is no printing, we do not know just where the portrait was taken. Hand written on the back is " Charles & Harland Russell - Children of Mr. Charles H. Russell - Grandma Rosin's brother"

Russel, S. (United States, 1910)

Here we have a very hard working boy in 1910. His name was S. Russell. He worked as a newsboy. He was 12 years old and had been selling newspapers for 2 years. His average earnings were 20 cents daily. Selling newspapers was his own choice. His father erarned $18 weekly. The boy deposited his earnings in the Du Pont Savings Bank. On Saturday night he worked for the Reynold's candy shop, delivering packages. He didn't smoke or visits saloons. He worked 5 hours daily, except Saturday, when he works 11 hours. He lived at 33 E. 22nd St., Wilmington, Delaware. He was photographed in front of a Wild West Show poster.

Rutledge, Clifford (Canada, 1922)

Here is a snapshot of Clifford Rutledge, a Canadian teenager, in 1922 with his horse. In relation to the horse the boy is quite tall, perhaps as old 15 or 16 years. Note that he still wears above-the-knee knickers, which is obvious because of the blousing that doesn't quite cover his knee caps. The cap with a visor is also interesting as showing the kind of headgear favored by teenagers in the 1920s. The boy wears typical hightop shoes with his long black stockings. He probably wears a suspender waist to hold them up, which is what older boys especially favored. The suspender straps, in this case, would be under his turtle-neck sweater. I wonder if this boy is posing on a farm or possibly at a stable where he could have been employed.

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