Figure 1.--These German boys are having their protrait taken after their First Communion celebration. We are unsure if it is a church or school group. The image is undated, but we believe that it was probably taken in the mid-1920s. Several of the different types of suits and jackets that the boys wore can be seen here.

Many children had individual portraits taken of their First Communions. These portraits seem more formal than many of the groups portraits we have found. The boy here is unidentified. It is also not dated, but we believe was taken during the 1920s. Note his school cap on the table. The boys commonly wear dark suits, often knee pants suits. This looks to be a double-breasted suit, but it is difficult to see the second set of buttons. And they often wear long stockings which were seen as more formal than kneesocks. Almost always these were dark stockings. High-top shoes were common. This boy wears his suit with a Schiller collar. And as in many German portraits, the boy holds a tall candel.

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