Figure 1.-- This family portrait shows the Carroll family. It was taken in 1901 at Price Photo Studio, in Jacksboro, a small town west of Dallas. We know nothing about the family. They seem reasonably well off, but not well-tp-do. Jackboro was a small town serving aan agricultural and ranching area. We are unsure if the family lived in town or came into town from a farm or ranch to have their portrait taken. We suspect they came into town.

This family portrait shows the Carroll family. It was taken in 1901 at Price Photo Studio, in Jacksboro, a small town west of Dallas. We know nothing about the family. They seem reasonably well off, but not well-tp-do. Jackboro was a small town serving aan agricultural and ranching area. We are unsure if the family lived in town or came into town from a farm or ranch to have their portrait taken. We suspect they came into town. Notice the father's poorly fitted collar and the ragged hem of his pants. Mother is much more careful about her appearance. Left to right we can see Merritt Douglas (born in 1898), Othello Elisha Columbus (born in 1895), the father Steven Bennett, the baby Effie Estella (born in 1900) and the mother Jane Marley. The boys are wearing checkered kilt suits with Fautleroy touches, a style beginning to go out of fashion at the time. Both boys are barefoot, this was very common even in formal portraits at the time, especilly in the South. Interestingly a portrait taken earlier would have had the boys wearing long stockings and shoes. For some reason around the turn-of-the century and throughout the 1900s we see portraits with barefoot children.

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