Figure 1.--They were primarily rainwear, but were also worn when it snowed. Here we see a boy wearing galoshes to play in the snow, we think in the 1930s. Note how one of the snaps has comne unfastened. |
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There are a variety of rainwear garments woirn by American boys. We know that most American children had raincoats which were mostly used to attend school by the early-20th century. Many also had galoshes which were designed to protect leather shoes from the rain and puddles. They were roundly despised by most boys. (Boys tend to dislike anything that is complicated to put on or take off.) I never minded wearing rain coats, but I hated those galoshes. They were hard to put on over shoes and then take off. And those netal clasps did not always woirk very easily. They were primarily rainwear, but were also worn when it snowed. Here we see a boy wearing galoshes to play in the snow, we think in the 1930s (figute 1).
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