Figure 1.--This is an American Civil War Era CDV portrait taken just after the Civil War. They are two little sisters, Mary and Fanny Souise. (Their last name is a little indistinct.) The portrait was taken in 1867 by Dunshee Bros., Rochester, NY. Their Hair is very short, so they look like two little Boys. Mary was born in 1861, and Fanny was born in 1863. Note Mary has a center part and Fanny a side part.

We note girls with a range of hair parts in the various styles worn. Some girls hair styles do not show an apparent part. Others show side parts. By far the most common were center parts or parts very close to center parts.While we have found boys with center parts, we note center parts have been much more common for girls. This of course was often with long hair, but girls also wore short hair with center parts. This was very common throughout the 19th century. A center part is often a very good indicator that an unidentified child in an old photograph is a girl, but there is no way to be absolutely sure. We do not yet have much country informtion yet. We do have an American page.

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