Figure 1.-- Earl William Furlow, Jr. had his portrait taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania about 1910. He was about4 years old. His teddy bear is sitting on the floor beside him. The portrait is undated, but the clothing and the gray heavy paper frame helps date it. He wears a button-on blouse with a bordered Peter Pan collar and short pants. He seems to be wearing white long stockings.

Earl William Furlow, Jr. had his portrait taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania about 1910. He was about4 years old. His teddy bear is sitting on the floor beside him. The portrait is undated, but the clothing and the gray heavy paper frame helps date it. He wears a button-on blouse with a bordered Peter Pan collar and short pants. He seems to be wearing white long stockings. A reader points out, "He also seems to be wearing anklets folded over over his white stockings." I wasn't real sure about this as we do not have a very good scan of the portrait. This seems rather unusual. We have not noted American boys wearing anklets with long stockings. A reader writes, "It is indeed rather strange to see an American boy wearing both white long stockings and anklets, but after close inspection of the photo, I believe that long stockings are indeed part of the costume here. The boy's legs are much whiter than his arms and hands. Also there seems to be a bit of wrinkling on the legs, although it is minimal."

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