Figure 1.-- Here we see a CDV studio portrait of three Swedish siblings identified as 'Borene barn' (Borene children). The family name is not clearly written, but Boene is the best we can make out. The children look to be about 2-10 years old. They are posed in a plays scene with a cart. This portrait photograph shows a little girl pulling a cart carrying her toddler brother, as the older brother stand behind them. The older children wear matching soft sailor caps with short side streamers. The todler wears a Paddington bear hat and white dress. The girl wears a sailor dress with an added lace collar. The older boy wears a plaid dress or tunic with lace collar like his sister.

Here we see a CDV studio portrait of three Swedish siblings identified as 'Borene barn' (Borene children). The family name is not clearly written, but Boene is the best we can make out. The children look to be about 2-10 years old. They are posed in a plays scene with a cart. This portrait photograph shows a little girl pulling a cart carrying her toddler brother, as the older brother stand behind them. The older children wear matching soft sailor caps with short side streamers. The todler wears a Paddington bear hat and white dress. The girl wears a sailor dress with an added lace collar. The older boy wears a plaid dress or tunic with lace collar like his sister. The children's hair is all done in bangs with the girl having long hair. The portrait is undated, but the mount and clothing styles suggest the 1890s. The studio was D.F. Kallman in Borås. This is a town in southern Sweden. the children hair is all done n bangs with the girl having long hair. Notice how the caps are postioned to show the children's bangs. We do not think this how the caps were normlly worn. CDVs continued to be taken in many European countries long after they largely disappeared in America. The portrait is undated, but the mount and clothing styles suggest the 1890s. The studio was D.F. Kallman in Borås . Borås is a town in southern Sweden, southwest of Stockholm. It was founded as a market town, but developed an industrial base. An early industry was sheap shering sussors. It is today the home of Errickson, an iportant tele-commuications firm.

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