Figure 1.-- This is a family photo taken somewhere in Poland during 1956. The occasion is a national holiday of some sort--referred to in Germany as a "Feiertag"(i.e., a national holiday set aside to promote national dignity). The term is generic and does not refer to any particular holiday--just a national day off from work. It was customary on such days for middle-class families to get formally dressed up and have their pictures taken.

This is a family photo taken somewhere in Poland during 1956. The occasion is a national holiday of some sort--referred to in Germany as a "Feiertag"(i.e., a national holiday set aside to promote national dignity). The term is generic and does not refer to any particular holiday--just a national day off from work. It was customary on such days for middle-class families to get formally dressed up and have their pictures taken. Note the boy in the front row on the left (about nine years old) who wears a short trousers suit with long tan or light brown stockings. The boy sitting on the right appears to be wearing knickers because of the way the material of his trousers shows folds. We can't see the legs of the boys standing in the rear, but they may also be wearing short trousers with long stockings or knickers. Polish styles were similar to those of northern Germany but were often very conservative and traditional--part of their Catholic heritage apparently.

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