Figure 1.--Here we see a portrait from Texas (perhaps Williamson Co.) about 1906. We see Maggie Fisher Casey with her four children. The children (counter-clockwise from the top left) are Overton Harris Casey, Evalee Casey, Harold Casey (the baby), and Wayne Casey. The portrait illustrates many popular fashion trends at the time.

Here we see a portrait from Texas (perhaps Williamson Co.) about 1906. We see Maggie Fisher Casey with her four children. The children (counter-clockwise from the top left) are Overton Harris Casey, Evalee Casey, Harold Casey (the baby), and Wayne Casey. The portrait illustrates many popular fashion trends at the time. We have no information about the family's social status, but we would say it was a family of modest means. Notice the the two boy's clothing. First they are basically dressed alike, weating shirts or blouses without jackets. This was quite common in the early-19th century for Summer dress. Notice the boys different coolars and neckwear. We are not yet sure what the older boy's collar was called, but it was commonly worn by both youths and men at the time. The younger boy wears wha looks like an Eton collar, although we can not see the tip because of his bow tie. Note the older boy's suspenders. The younger boy, however does not have either suspenders or a belt. We assume that their are buttond on the inside of his waistband that buttoned on to his blouse. Note that unlike his sister, he is barefoot. For reasons we do not fully understand, we see an unusually large number of barefoot children in studio portraits during the 1900s.

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