Figure 1.--One interesting feature of the photo is that Bob is wearing tan long stockings with supporters even though it is summer time (notice the detail of the boy enlarged). Notice also the long-sleeved white shirt and the hightop shoes. Such summer clothes were not unusual, apparently, in middle-class families in the early-1930s. This would change during the 1930s as long stockings declined in popularity, especially for summer wear.

Here is a family photo taken in the vicinity of Utica, New York (upper New York State) during the summer of 1930. We dont' know the family name for certain but the ladies in the photo are "Grandma", "Mom", "Aunt Udle", and "Puss" according to notes on the back. The boy's name is Bob and he is 8 years old in the photo. The photo comes from an album with the name of Elma Jones on the cover, so perhaps the boy's name is Bob Jones. One interesting feature of the photo is that Bob is wearing tan long stockings with supporters even though it is summer time (notice the detail of the boy enlarged). Notice also the long-sleeved white shirt and the hightop shoes. Such summer clothes were not unusual, apparently, in middle-class families in the early 1930s. This would change during the 1930s as long stockings declined in popularity, especially for summer wear. The photo looks as though it were taken in front of the family home on something like a porch.

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