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German boys still commonly wore headwear in the early-20th century. Unlike modern times it was if not mandatory, not entirely an optional item when away from home. The decade were notable for the variety of headwear worn. We see younger boys wearing sailor hats, including wide-bimmed sailor hats. The boys here provide a good sampling of hat styles. We also note a wide variety of caps. Caps became much more common for boys in the 20th century, although as you can see here, hats wre still common in the 1900s decade We still see hats in the 1900s, but we see a wide mix of headwear with boys wearing different styles of hats and caps. Away from home it seems quite common to wear headwear even when not wearing suits. We see a range of hats including wide-brimmed hats and boaters. There were also hats with small turned-up brims. School caps were also popular. We believe that school caps were worn inthe 9th century, but we have found more images in the 1900s. There were a variety of other cap styles like flat caps. Stocking caps were worn in cold weather. Social class, age, and gender all affected the types of headwear worn. We are just beginning to work on these conventions. The boys here look to be like boys from modest income families, except for the boy on the right.
German boys still commonly wore headwear in the early-20th century. Unlike modern times it was if not mandatory, not entirely an optional item when away from home.
The decade were notable for the variety of headwear worn. We see younger boys wearing sailor hats, including wide-bimmed sailor hats. The boys here provide a good sampling of mostly hat styles. We also note a wide variety of caps. Caps became much more common for boys in the 20th century, although as you can see here, hats wre still common in the 1900s decade We still see hats in the 1900s, but we see a wide mix of headwear with boys wearing different styles of hats and caps. Away from home it seems quite common to wear headwear even when not wearing suits. We see a range of hats including wide-brimmed hats and boaters. There were also hats with small turned-up brims. School caps were also popular. We believe that school caps were worn in the 19th century, but we have found more images in the 1900s. There were a variety of other cap styles like flat caps. Stocking caps were worn in cold weather.
Social class, age, and gender all affected the types of headwear worn. We are just beginning to work on these conventions and hope to expand as HBC expands. We do not yet have information on social class conventions. The boys here look to be like boys from modest income families, except for the boy on the right (figure 1). We suspect they were primarry school friends. Primary schools often included children from a range of social backgrounds. Age conventions are more easily assessed. Wide-brimmed sailor hats were popular for younger boys, but seem most common with boys from middle- and upper--class families. Gender is also easier to assess, although the number of images we can definatively date to the 900s is limited. Girls wore mostly hats and tam-like headwear. We do not see girls wearing caps to any extent. Some of the girls' styles were also worn by younger boys.
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