Figure 1.--This cabinet portrait shows five children from a family. The children look about 1-10 years of age. They look to be in the back garden which looks like that of successful, but not wealthy middle-class family. The portrait is not dated. It could be the late-1890s, but because it is an outdoor portrait, the 1900s is more likely. The most interesting aspect of this snapshot is all the neat toys. We see a drum, rifle, wood pull horse, and a teddy in addition to live pet bunnies.

This cabinet portrait shows five children from a family. The children look about 1-10 years of age. They look to be in the back garden which looks like that of successful, but not wealthy middle-class family. The three boys wear traditional knee pants summer sailor suits with black long stockings. Many parents like to dress boys close in age in identical sailor suits. The girl holding the baby wears a frilly dress, strangely with what look like knee pants, but were probably drawers. Mum was partial to short hair cuts, which was not that common with middle-class families. The portrait is not dated. It could be the late-1890s, but because it is an outdoor portrait, the 1900s is more likely. The most interesting aspect of this snapshot is all the neat toys. We see a drum, rifle, wood pull horse, and a teddy in addition to live pet bunnies.

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Created: 2:53 AM 11/3/2009
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