Figure 1.-- Here we have a family photo of four brothers from Evergreen, Louisiana, taken in 1924. From left to right are Henry Clay Wright, Robert Lynn Wright, Alanson Burns Wright, and John Brunson Wright, ages 9, 7, 5, and 8 respectively.

Wright Brothers (United States, 1924)

Here we have a family photo of four brothers from Evergreen, Louisiana, taken in 1924. From left to right are Henry Clay Wright, Robert Lynn Wright, Alanson Burns Wright, and John Brunson Wright, ages 9, 7, 5, and 8 respectively. Henry, the eldest, wears a white shirt buttoned at the neck, above the knee knickers, and tan long stockings. Robert wears an interesting short pants outfit (open-necked shirt and matching shorts), a jacket with an unusual strap-button closure in front, and tan long stockings with supporters. Alanson, the youngest boy, wears a two-piece button-on suit with a large collar and tan long stockings with supporters. John, the 8-year-old, is dressed similarly to Henry but wears light colored tweed shorts and tan long stockings. This seems to be a studio portrait taken against a dark backdrop. The photographer managed to get smiles from nearly all of his subjects.

The Family

Here we have a family photo of four brothers from Evergreen, Louisiana, taken in 1924. From left to right are Henry Clay Wright, Robert Lynn Wright, Alanson Burns Wright, and John Brunson Wright, ages 9, 7, 5, and 8 respectively.

Clothing

Henry, the eldest, wears a white shirt buttoned at the neck, above the knee knickers, and tan long stockings. Robert wears an interesting short pants outfit (open-necked shirt and matching shorts), a jacket with an unusual strap-button closure in front, and tan long stockings with supporters. Alanson, the youngest boy, wears a two-piece button-on suit with a large collar and tan long stockings with supporters. John, the 8-year-old, is dressed similarly to Henry but wears light colored tweed shorts and tan long stockings. This seems to be a studio portrait taken against a dark backdrop. The photographer managed to get smiles from nearly all of his subjects.

Age Grading

A HBC reader comments on the age grading here, " The age-grading of the clothing is interesting. The youngest boys have the shortest shorts, and consequently their stocking supporters are visible. It is also interesting that even though the three oldest are so close in age, their mother felt that it was important that their clothing reflect their age rank." Our reader also raises an interesting question. "I don't understand why that has now become so unfashionable. Boyswear today tries to make no concession to differences in age other than to make clothing in different sizes. Perhaps it has something to do with the spirit of equality that began with the Civil Rights Movement, and then extended to the Women's Rights Movement. The ideas of rank and privilege became unfashionable, and so not only did it seem right that children should dress as adults, but it also became possible for adults to dress as children without loss of status. Now clothing is used only to indicate how much money you have, not how old you are. But how can you make a t-shirt look expensive? The answer is to print the brand name boldly across the front and back of the t-shirt. Certain brands are famous for being expensive, even though they are no more better-made than an unbranded t-shirt."






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