Figure 1.-George Dorsey is clearly an American boy, but we know nothing about his family or where he lived. The photograph was taken in 1923. George looks to be about 4 years old. He wears what looks like a sailor suit without the traditional detiling. This was a wash suit, a play suit which could be easily washed. We would guess that he was from a well-to-do family, not so much because of the sailor suit, but the white knee socks abd sandals suggest that he wears.

We have a photograph of a boy named George Dorsey. He is clearly an American boy, but we know nothing about his family or where he lived. All we know is that the photograph was taken in 1923. George looks to be about 4 years old. He wears what looks like a sailor suit without the traditional detiling. This was a wash suit, a play suit which could be easily washed. We're not sure about the color, perhaps grey. He also has white knee socks and white "t" strap sandals. We would guess that he was from a well-to-do family, not so much because of the sailor suit, but the white knee socks abd sandals suggest that he wears.

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