United States Boys' Clothes: Unidentified Family (1919)


Figure 1.-- Here we have a studio portrait of two American brothers and a cousin taken in 1919. Unfortunatelywe do not know the famoly name. We don't know the location other than it was somewhere in the United States.

Here we have a studio portrait of two American brothers and a cousin taken in 1919. Unfortunatelywe do not know the famoly name. We don't know the location other than it was somewhere in the United States. It is a formql studio portrait, but the make shift set up suggests to us it was a small town or not first-class studio. The oldest brother, whose name is Clair, seems to be about 8 or 9 years old. Notice that he wears knickers that buckle rather loosely below his knees and dark long stockings. He wears a collar with rounded points almost like a small Eton collar with a necktie and tie clip. Interestingly he has his sleeves partly rolled up to just below his elbows. Clair's knickers look a little worn for a formal portrait. Clair's younger brother, about 5 years old, sits on the window sill of a half open casement window. We don't know his name, but he wears knee pants that button on to a white, short-sleeved shirtwaist with large collar. Note the collar and pocket trim are coordinated with the kneepasnts. They were probably a loght blue. Notice the exposed rubber button of his hose supporter, worn to hold up his white long stockings, and the double-strap black shoes. The boy in the center, who seems to be about 4 years old is called Roy and is a cousin of the other two boys. It is not very coomon for cousins to be dressed identically. Roy wears the same kind of button-on knee pants and shirtwaist as his cousin, but seems to have white long stockings and single-strap shoes. Clair, the boy in knickers, also wears strap shoes--a bit unusual for wear with knickers.






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