Figure 1.--This is a school portrait from Constantine in colonial Algeria taken in 1936-37. Note both Algerian and French headwear. Quite a few boys wearet berets and several boys wear fezes. One boy looks to wearing a Caucasian cossak hat. In later images the Algerian styles like the fez were never worn, probably reflecting French attitudes during the war for independence. Notice the French boys in front all wear short pants, including one boy in a smock. (The boy in the smock looks to be wearing long stockings thst have been turned down.) At the extreme right, however, the Algerian boy in a fez wears long pants. We are not sure how the French and Algerian boys viewed each others clothing.

HBC does not yet have detailed information on Algerian school uniforms. Most of our informaion on Algeria comes from the colonial era. France was the colonial powe and Algerians fought a long and brutal war during the 1950s and early 60s, at times looking more like a civil war, to achieve independemce. We have acquited some images from European schools that existed in the country before independence. The school uniform styles reflect the clothing worn by conmtemporary European boys. We believe at one time smocks were widely worn in Algerian schools, but have few details on modern Algerian schools.

Colonial Era

Most of our informaion on Algeria at this time comes from the colonial era. France was the colonial powe and Algerians fought a long and brutal war during the 1950s and early 60s, at times looking more like a civil war, to achieve independemce. We have acquited some images from European schools that existed in the country before independence. The school uniform styles reflect the clothing worn by conmtemporary European boys--ther is little evudence of Algerian clothing styles.. Some schools appear to have restricted the entry of Algerian boys, but we have view details about this.

Independent Algeria

HBC does not yet have detailed information on Algerian school uniforms.

Garments

We believe at one time smocks were widely worn in Algerian schools, but have few details on modern Algerian schools.

Related Links: Careful this will exit you from the Boys' Historical Clothing web site, but both sites are highly recommended .
New Zealand E-book: Digital book on New Zealand schools
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Boys' Preparatory Schools: A lovely photographic essay on British Preparatory Schools during the 1980s with over 200 color and black and white photographs.