Figure 1.-- Here we see a traditional American family Christmas portrait. Families commonly sent out Christmas card picturing the family, most often the kids. They would be dressed up in their best clothes. Sometimes it was a portait made into a card or a photograph inclosed in the card. Here we see Laura Anna and Cecil Criss in matching red sailor outfits. They look to be about 4-6 years old. This portrait was taken in 1967. We don't see many boys wearing sailor outfits by the 1960s, although girls were still wearing sailor dresses. We still see a few boys with fashionable mothers like Cecil here wearing sailor suits for special occassions. Red was not very common, but seems apropriate for the Christmas holiday. Cecil wears a short pants suit. Laura Anna wears a dress. Notice their child-size chairs.

Here we see a traditional American family Christmas portrait. Families commonly sent out Christmas card picturing the family, most often the kids. They would be dressed up in their best clothes. Sometimes it was a portait made into a card or a photograph inclosed in the card. Here we see Laura Anna and Cecil Criss in matching red sailor outfits. They look to be about 4-6 years old. This portrait was taken in 1967. We don't see many boys wearing sailor outfits by the 1960s, although girls were still wearing sailor dresses. We still see a few boys with fashionable mothers like Cecil here wearing sailor suits for special occassions. Red was not very common, but seems apropriate for the Christmas holiday. Notice the two rather than three stripe detailing, a sign that the traditional three-stripe detailing was no longer understood. Cecil wears a short pants suit. Laura Anna wears a dress. Notice their child-size chairs.

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