Figure 1.-- Here we see John Hall with his son Anthony in the 1940s. Anthony was born in 1936. They are walking down a commercial street in Pretoria, presumably going shopping. The photograph is undated, but as Anthony looks to be about 10-11 years old, it was probably taken just after Wotld War II, about 1946-47. The name suggests they were an English family. Anthony's father is dressed dapperly in a double-breasted suit. He is presumably a businessman. Anthony wears a long-sleeved shirt and matching short pants. Notice the patches on the shirt. We are not sure what they represent.

Here we see John Hall with his son Anthony in the 1940s. Anthony was born in 1936. They are walking down a commercial street in Pretoria, presumably going shopping. The photograph is undated, but as Anthony looks to be about 10-11 years old, it was probably taken just after Wotld War II, about 1946-47. The name suggests they were an English family. Anthony's father is dressed dapperly in a double-breasted suit. He is presumably a businessman. Anthony wears a long-sleeved shirt and matching short pants. Notice the patches on the shirt. We are not sure what they represent. We thought the outfit might be Anthony's school uniform, but we are not sure about that. Anthony is barefoot. While not common in England, it was and continues to be common for children to go bsarefoot, even to school. An American reader writes, "Although it is a commercial street in Pretoria, Anthony is walking bare foot on the sidewalks. Something that was unusual in the United States S during the same period in large cities." Yes, I think the same was true in Britain as well, although in Europe in the aftermath of the War you do see many barefoot children. This probably shows how common it was South African children to gon barefoot, including the English children.

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