Figure 1.--These brothers in this 1934 family snapshot show a commom family convention. The younger boy wears short pants and the older boy wears knickers. They look to be about 8-11 years old. both boys wear paterened knee socks rather than long stockings.

These brothers in this 1934 family snapshot show a commom family convention. The younger boy wears short pants and the older boy wears rather full-cut knickers. They look to be about 8-11 years old. both boys wear paterened knee socks rather than long stockings. Given the family car in the background, they seem to on a family outing of some kind, prhaps a summer vacation. By the 1930s road were improving and some families had egun the readition of a family summer road trip. A reader writes, "If you look at the older boy wearring knickers he seems to have a web belt over the regular belt that holds up his Knickers. I thought maybe it was a shirt, it could be very bold looking under shorts (they were popular then per a Best & Co. 1929 ad). He also wears a v-neck sweater and his shirt is buttoned all the way to the top collar. Some mothers insisted on this. He has dark sneakers. By the 1930s, boys wore their knckers below the knee and many had knit bottoms closures. The knit closures covered the top of his patterned socks, alhough here the boy's knickers are so baggy it is hard totel. The younger boy is wearing a shirt with a ports collar and short pants without a belt. They don't seem to be button-on shorts which were widely worn at the time. Rather funny the one boy has two belts and his little brother dos not have one.

Created: 12:33 AM 3/21/2014
Last updated: 12:33 AM 3/21/2014