Figure 1.--This was a commercially produced English postcard in the early 20th century. The boy had blond ringlet curls done in a right part. We are not yet sure just how to assess these postcard images. Image courtesy if the MD collection.
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Figure 1.--This was a commercially produced English postcard in the early 20th century. The boy had blond ringlet curls done in a right part. We are not yet sure just how to assess these postcard images. Image courtesy if the MD collection. |
Some care has to be exercized vomverning the source of information converning hair styles. We note that thousands of postcard images exist of English children, especially after the turn of the 20th century. The children look to be mostly pre-school boys. We are not entirely sure how to interpret those images. Clearly the images show that some boys had long hair in the early 20th century. We believe, however, that this was a factor in their selection and thus the post card image are not a representative sampling. We think that perhaps long hair was not as common as the number of postcards suggest. In facr, we wonder just who these children were. Many modern parents, especially families that are affluent, might not want their children used commercially in this manner. Attitudes appaera to have been different. Thes children do not look to be from working class families, but rather from farily affluent familaies.
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