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Ellis Laurie Yatman had a cabinet card portrait taken in 1902. It was a new style mount domr in the love green characteristic of the 1900s decade. Ellis looks be about 13-years old. He is a cadet at an unidentified military academy. The school initials are on what looks like his kepi cap, but we can't make them out. He wears his military school uniform complete with sword. The academy uniform as was the case for several acadameies at the time included knee pants for the boys. This was the peak for knee pants in Americas. Many teenagers wore knee pants in the 1900s decade. Knickers did not begin to become common until the end of the decade. We do not know if any military schools adopted knickers as part of the uniform. Also noticed the low-cut oxfords. Most people both children and adults at the time wore high-top shoes. Military schools were private schools. Thus the boys who atended these schools tended to come from well-to-do families. We know that Laurie came from a substantial family. He was preparing for a trip to Europe. The text on the back reads, "Just before starting on his European trip." At the time on wealthy families traveled to Europe. The studio was Sands & Braidy in Providence, Rhode Island.
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