Figure 1.-- The photo depicts the 5th grade class at Airidhantuim Primary School, on Lewis and Harris Isle, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, during the school year 1927-28. Clearly the children were warned about the class photo. Three girls wore their necklaces and one boy a tie. The clothes seem, however, somewhat dated. The boys wear wht look like knee pannrs rather than short pants. Notice that as far as we can tell none of the boys wear kilts. Anyway severals pupils didn't wear shoes. In England going barefoot was seen as a sign of poverty. This may have been a little different in Scotland because Scotland was generally a poorer area of Britain and this was especially true of the Islnds. Conditions seem more thike Ireland. . It also had a cooler climate. We are not entirely sure about the health consequences.

The photo depicts the 5th grade class at Airidhantuim primary school, on Lewis and Harris Isle, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, during the school year 1927-28. Clearly the children were warned about the class photo. Three girls wore their necklaces and one boy a tie. The clothes seem, however, somewhat dated. The boys wear wht look like knee pannrs rather than short pants. Notice that as far as we can tell none of the boys wear kilts. Anyway severals pupils didn't wear shoes. In England going barefoot was seen as a sign of poverty. This may have been a little different in Scotland because Scotland was generally a poorer area of Britain and this was especially true of the Islnds. Conditions seem more thike Ireland. . It also had a cooler climate. We are not entirely sure about the health consequences.

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