U.S. School Clothes: Hoquiam / Aberdeen Elementary School (Washington)


Figure 1.-- This postcard back school room portrait is entitled 'My First School' meaning a 1st grade classroom or 6-yer old children. We believe it was the Hoquiam elementarry school or one of the Hoquiam schools because the photographer was located there. A reader tells us it could be in nearby Aberdeen. The chilren are all obediently seated at their desks, except for those out of the range of their camera who were position standing at the rear. Some of their work is posted on the walls. The portrait is undated, but given the AZO stamp box and the way the children are dressed we would say that the mid-1910s is the most likely date. The suits and knickers are a strong indicator that it was in the 1910s and confirmed by the AZO stamp box. The studio was J.C. Dean Photo in Hoquiam. Put your curor on the image yo see the rest of the class.

This postcard back school room portrait is entitled 'My First School' meaning a 1st grade classroom or 6-year old children. We believe it was the Hoquiam elementarry school or one of the Hoquiam schools because the photographer was located there. A reader tells us it could be in nearby Aberdeen. The chilren are all obediently seated at their desks, except for those out of the range of their camera who were position standing at the rear. All the little faces are fascinating. This is huge class, nearly 50 children. I don't know how a single teacher could have taught this lot, especially as this is the age that they have to begin to learn how to read. No easy task for the teacher. At least since this is Washington State, she would have received plenty of apples. Some of their work is posted on the walls. Notice the wood buring heater. The portrait is undated, but given the AZO stamp box and the way the children are dressed we would say that the mid-1910s is the most likely date. The suits and knickers are a strong indicator that it was in the 1910s and confirmed by the AZO stamp box. But we do not know just when in the 1910s other than it was not real early as there are no knee pants and not later than 1918. So the mid-10s is the best estimate. Most of the boys wear suits. One boy wears a blouse and a bow, looking like a large bow tie. They would also be wearing knickers and black long stockings although we only have a few boys in frinto go on. The girls wear dresses and hair bows. Several seem to wear pinafores, There are some really amazing hair bows in various colors. The studio was J.C. Dean Photo in Hoquiam.







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