Figure 1.--This portrair of Clarence Smith was taken in 1909. He looks to be about 3-4 years old. He wears short ringlets cut well above his shoulder. with a white, sailor-style tunic. Click on the image for more informatiion about Clarence. |
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We see ringlers done to various length in the 1900s. Ringlets in the 1890s were commonly done to shoulder length. We still see this in the 1900s, but we see more shorter lengths. Clarence Smith here is a good example (figure 1). HBC has archived many examples. A good example is 5-year old Harold Howes in 1905. Another example is a San Jose boy. But we also see more boys with the ringlets done to a shorter length above the shoulders. A good example is Frank Shrerer. And these shorter cuts seem to get more common as the decade progresses. The curl styling does not seem to change much, only the length of the curls.
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