Figure 1.--This little German boy was elegantly dressed for his first day of school. He wears an army type peaked cap with a sailorsuit. The sailorsuit has a rather fancy short jacket as well as a formal collar I have not commonly seen worn with sailor suits. He holds his gift cone ("Zckertute"). Image courtesy of the MD collection. |
This little German boy was elegantly dressed for his first day of school. This was a carte de viste (CDV) image which together with the outfit the boy wears suggest that his portrait was probably taken in the 1900s. He wears an army-type peaked cap with a sailorsuit. While sailor caps were more common, we have seen quite a number of German boys wearing these army caps. The sailorsuit has a rather fancy short jacket as well as a formal collar I have not commonly seen worn with sailor suits. It is a bloomer knickers suit. The button shoes in particular suggest the 1900s. The boys elegant suit suggests he came from an affluent family. He holds his gift cone ("Zckertute"). In his case, it was a relatively large one.
This little German boy was elegantly dressed for his first day of school. The HBC contributor who provided this image tells us, "Yes, I spotted that note when I scanned it, I agree that it is probably
the boy's name, but it is not very clear. If I had to guess I would say it read Walter Hulbert. A German reader writes, "The writing is difficult to recognize, but if Walter Hulbert is right, I'd suggest Hubert rather than Hulbert, because it sounds more German to me." The photograph was taken by the Carl Staemmler studio in Halle-Giebichenstein." The place Halle-Giebichenstein is a
castle near Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Northwest of Leipzig in East Germany.
This was a carte de viste (CDV) image which together with the outfit the boy wears suggest that his portrait was probably taken in the 1900s.
He wears an army-type peaked cap with a sailorsuit. While sailor caps were more common, we have seen quite a number of German boys wearing these army caps. A reader writes, "Regarding your comment about the military-style cap with the sailor suit. I have also seen many other images with this combination. Almost all are German." The sailorsuit has a rather fancy short jacket as well as a formal collar I have not commonly seen worn with sailor suits. It is a bloomer knickers suit. The button shoes in particular suggest the 1900s.
The boys elegant suit suggests he came from an affluent family. He holds his gift cone ("Zckertute"). In his case, it was a relatively large one.
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