Figure 1.--Curiously there are almost no school uniform items. At many primary schools at the time, even at schools wothout uniforms, mothers sometime brough school uniform items like sweaters and shorts from the chain store school section. The boys here wear a range of sweaters with both short and long trousers. A few boys wear ties. The boys wear both ankle and knee socks with leathger shoes. The girls seem to be mostly wearing dresses, a few with sweaters.

English state primary schools began adopting uniforms after World War II. Few had uniforms before the War. They were generally simple uniforms. There was, however, no national standard. It was up to the individual school to decide. Here we have an unidentified school in 1969. The school had no required uniform. Curiously there are almost no school uniform items. At many primary schools at the time, even at schools wothout uniforms, mothers sometime brough school uniform items like sweaters and shorts from the chain store school section. The boys here wear a range of sweaters with both short and long trousers. Non-school sweaters in bright colors seem popular. Several boys wear ties. A few boys wear ties. The children wear both ankle and knee socks, but even though we see a lot of sweaters we do not see many knee socks. We see leather shoes rather than sandals. The girls seem to be mostly wearing dresses, a few with sweaters.

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