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The sailor suit in the late 19th and early 20th was a popular school style for boys through about age 10, after this it became less common. After World War I the sailor suit became worn by younger boys usually up to about age 7 or 8 years old. The photographic studio portrait here is of Charles Samuel Fix. I'm not sure about his age, but would guess about 10 years old. Charles wears a very smartly done sailor suit. Note the sun vurst emblem on his dickey and the buttoning collar. The portrait was taken by a Cleveland Ohio studio "R.T. Krumhar", so I would assume this child was from Cleveland or the nearby area. The photo is not dated but from the type and style of the photo and the way the boy is dressed, I believe this photo would be circa 1890. We rarely see 10-year olds wearing sailor suits in the 20th century, especially after World War I by the 1920s.
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