Figure 1.-- Here we see a class group. We know that because the boys are all about the same age. We would say about 11 years old. So it woulf be a primary school class of some kind. It is a CDV portrait. We would guess it was taken in the 1870s, although the late-60s would be possible. Notice almost all of the boys are wearing long pants. Some of the boys seem rather roughly dressed while other seem more smartly dressed. We see both cut-awy and lapel jackets. We are guessing. this is a state primary, but some of the boys sem more roughly dressed than we would have expected. Parliament passed a major Education Act in 1870, greatly expanding the state free primary system. This may be an early impact of the Act. Meaning boys of varies economic background attending school.

Here we see a class group. We know that because the boys are all about the same age. We would say about 11 years old. So it woulf be a primary school class of some kind. It is a CDV portrait. We would guess it was taken in the 1870s, although the late-60s would be possible. Notice almost all of the boys are wearing long pants. Some of the boys seem rather roughly dressed while other seem more smartly dressed. We see both cut-awy and lapel jackets. We are guessing. this is a state primary, but some of the boys sem more roughly dressed than we would have expected. Parliament passed a major Education Act in 1870, greatly expanding the state free primary system. This may be an early impact of the Act. Meaning boys of varies economic background attending school. This was the reason that the French Third Republic at about the same time required children wear school smocks to make everyone hve a more equal appearance. We have arcived a number of English school portaits, the differences seem more apparent here thn in most of the portraits we have found. here are about 30 boys. A master may be located at the center with his face inked out. Perhaps he was not very well liked by the boys.

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