Figure 1.--This potrtrait of the Green River school. The school was located near Guilfird, Veremont. We are not sure what kind of portrait it was, perhaps a postcard. It is clearly a small, one-room school, given the wide age range of the 14 children. We would guess that children are about 5-14 years old. The little girl may be a 5-year old. School began for most cildren at age 6, but some of the rural schools may have allowed younger children to attend. The portrait is undated, but is easy to date. Given it is not a cabinet card means that it was taken after the turn-of-the 20th century. We do not see any Fauntleroy items or larege floppy bows. Note that none of the children are wearing knickers, meaning that the photograph was taken before 1910. This means that that the portrait was probably taken about 1905. The barefoot children are interesting. Going barefoot was common in the 19h century, but for some reason we see more of in both school and family portraits which we do not fully understasnd. The younger boys are wearing blouses and knee pants. The varied headwear is also interesting. By the 1910s, flat caps were virtually universal.

This potrtrait of the Green River school. The school was located near Guilfird, Veremont. The portrait came from a photograph albumn. The older children have their names written on the portrait, but are not easy to resd. We are not sure what kind of portrait it was, perhaps a postcard. It is clearly a small, one-room school, given the wide age range of the 14 children. The portrait is undated, but is easy to date. Given it is not a cabinet card means that it was taken after the turn-of-the 20th century. We do not see any Fauntleroy items or larege floppy bows. Note that none of the children are wearing knickers, meaning that the photograph was taken before 1910. This means that that the portrait was probably taken about 1905. The barefoot children are interesting. Going barefoot was common in the 19h century, but for some reason we see more of in both school and family portraits which we do not fully understasnd. The youinger boys arecweating blouses and knee pants. The varied headwear is also interesting. By the 1910s, flat caps were vurtuallyb universal.

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