Figure 1.-- Here Baby Dumpling wears ply overalls. His friend wears a shirt with a sports collar, short pants, and ankle socks.. |
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Overalls were a major style for pre-school boys. They were a utilitarian play garment. We see many boys wearing them in the photographic record. Baby Duumpling wears them in several films. The overalls were done in several style. Baby Dumplings seem to wear styling overalls, rather than the jeans or railroad type. His have straps that button on to the bib-front. I'm not sure what color they would have been. The bib-front seems cut a little short and does not have pockets. Before World War II, overalls were commonly worn in rural areas, often by poor children. After the War we see middle class children wearing play overalls as the Bumsteads represent in theBlondie films.
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