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Smocks were worn by Argntine school children, but mostly primary-level schools. Argentine primary school chilren commonly wore smocks, mostly wore smocks. An Argentine HBC reader reports that they were required at state primary schools. Children in state schools were not required to wear uniforms, but smocks were required. Children wore their own clothes under their smocks. Many private schools also had smocks, although this varied. The private schools tended to have uniforms. The children at some private schools wore their uniforms under their smocks. Often on special days the private school children did not wear their smocks. One Argentine source indicated that on gym day smocks were not worn. Private schools decided on their uniforms, but many private primary schools require smocks. Currently in Argentina, adolescents at secondary schools generally do not wear smocks. HBC is unsure if smocks were ever worn in secondary schools. We think they were worn at sone girls' schools.
White lab-coat style smocks were required in Argentinea for public primary schools. The photograph looks to have been tasken in the late-1960s. The school,was located in the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires. The boys look to be about 10-11 years old, meaning 5th or 6th graders. Most schools were still single gender. La Boca was where the old port of Buenos Aires was located. It was inhanited by stevedores, porters and lots of sailors of different nationalities. It is also the seat of a football (soccer) club, Boca Juniors founded in 1905. It was what might be called a 'rough' neighborhood. Gradually it evolved into a Bohemian neighborhood and todays has become a tourist attraction. Among the Bohemian residets was a painter, Benito Quinquela Martín (1890-1977). Quinquela is pronouced pronounced: 'KIng - Kaella'. He was born, raised and became famous at La Boca. His coloful focus on the ships at La Boca and made him famous worldwide and wealthy as well. Quinquela Martin is the elderly gentleman who we see at the background at the left of the picture together with two other famous La Bocans. The man is the tango composer and interpreter Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) with his wife, a tango singer, Amelita Baltar (1940- ). The school was funded by Quinquela Martin and named after him: the Escuela Primaria Común Nro 9, Benito Quinquela Martin.
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