Figure 1.-- These two Swedish boys wear idenbtical light-colored (probably blue) sailor suits in 1925/ They almost surely were brothers--maybe 9 and 11 years ofage. Notice the straw hats with bands and matching color at the edge of the brim. They wear the traditional long black stockings even in the summer time. An older boy stands between his parents in the background. He seems to be about 13. He is wearing a vested suit with white shirt and collar and tie. We can can just make out his legs and feet between the two chairs. He is also wearing long black stockings, which probably means that he has on knee pants like his younger brothers. All three boys look a bit unhappy about being dressed up for their family picture.

We notice Swedish boys wearing a range of sailor garments. Many boys wore sailor suits without the matching headwear. We note both sailor caps and hats, although we rarely see sailot hats after Workd War I. The boys here are an exception. We see sailor blouses done in many different styles and colors as well as stripped and solid colored blouses and pants. They were commonly worn with scarves. Boys at the turn of the 20th century were commonly wearing kneepants sailor suits, often with with long stockings. Black long stovkings seemed common. But we also notice long pants sailor suits.

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