Figure 1.--This class portrait from a primary school in Oran (the second city of Algeria) in 1948. Notice that most of the boys wore Peter Collars. It was the fashion for boys till 6-8 years old at this time. Perhaps certain boy were wearing rompers on Thursday. Oran alike Alger are modern cities and the children were often well dressed. Algerian boys were dressed in same style as their French schoolmates.

We note changing clothing styles at schools in French Algeria over time. The styles mirrored those in France itself, especially southern France. Of course there were variations as to the class level. The school portraits taken over time are a wonderful record of the changing styles. One notable observation is the almost complete absebnce of children wearing Algerian-styled clothes in these class portraits, even in the 1950s just before independence.

The 1900s

The 1910s

The 1920s

The 1930s

The 1940s

This class portrait from a primary school in Oran (the second city of Algeria) in 1948 (figure 1). Notice that most of the boys wore Peter Collars. It was the fashion for boys till 6-8 years old at this time. Perhaps certain boy were wearing rompers on Thursday. Oran alike Alger are modern cities and the children were often well dressed. Algerian boys were dressed in same style as their French schoolmates.

The 1950s

The 1960s