Figure 1.-- Swedish teenagers, Arne Sohlstrom (aged 14) and his older cousin Julia Moback. had their picture taken in Sweden during 1928. Arne is wearing his school clothes--dark short trousers, long black stockings, low-cut leather shoes, a white shirt with soft collar buttoned up to the neck, and his school cap with a leather bill. This was typical schoolboy dress in Sweden for boys in secondary school during the 1920s.

Swedish teenagers, Arne Sohlstrom (aged 14) and his older cousin Julia Moback. had their picture taken in Sweden during 1928. Arne is wearing his school clothes--dark short trousers, long black stockings, low-cut leather shoes, a white shirt with soft collar buttoned up to the neck, and his school cap with a leather bill. This was typical schoolboy dress in Sweden for boys in secondary school during the 1920s. The pair is sitting in the garden outside their house, apparently. Notice that the trees are in full leaf, which probably indicates late spring or early fall. The long stockings were not worn so much for warmth but as part of "proper" dress for schoolboys. It seems to be a bit chilly, however, because Julia, Arne's cousin, is wearing a lightweight overcoat.

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Created: 3:41 AM 4/20/2007
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