Figure 1.-- This framed portrait shows a Polish-American boy in his First Communion suit in 1929. We know he is Polish because he is posed next to a pillow with sewn expression 'Pamiatka 1929'. That means suvenir or keepsake in Polish. Notice there is also a candle on the table. They were commonly used for First Communion in both Poland and Germahy. The portrait measures about 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. The studio was W.A. Grzplak in Buffalo, New York. The photographer also seems to be Polish, a good indicator of how Poles and other immigrant groups were beginning to eter te economic mainstream. Poles settled in large numbers in the industrial cities of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Midwest. The boy wears a double-breasted knickers suit. Notice the sleeve commemorative sleeve ribbon. The knickers were standard for Anerican boys at the time. He wears long stockings with his suit. Knee socks became more common in the 1930s.

This framed portrait shows a Polish-American boy in his First Communion suit in 1929. We know he is Polish because he is posed next to a pillow with sewn expression 'Pamiatka 1929'. That means suvenir or keepsake in Polish. Notice there is also a candle on the table. They were commonly used for First Communion in both Poland and Germahy. The portrait measures about 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. The studio was W.A. Grzplak in Buffalo, New York. The photographer also seems to be Polish, a good indicator of how Poles and other immigrant groups were beginning to eter te economic mainstream. Poles settled in large numbers in the industrial cities of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Midwest. The boy wears a double-breasted knickers suit. Notice the sleeve commemorative sleeve ribbon. The knickers were standard for Anerican boys at the time. He wears long stockings with his suit. Knee socks became more common in the 1930s.

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