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Unidentified American Children (1900s)


Figure 1.-- This charming portrait shows two children, brother and sister, I assume. They are dressed to the nines for the portrait in immaculate white outfits. The prtrait was obviously posed. I think the family was well to do. They seem to have had a photographer come to the family. The children seem to be affluent and immaculately dressed in white. White outfits were very popular in the 1900s.

This charming portrait shows two children, brother and sister, I assume. They are dressed to the nines for the portrait in immaculate white outfits. The prtrait was obviously posed. I think the family was well to do. They seem to have had a photographer come to the family. The children seem to be affluent and immaculately dressed in white. White outfits were very popular in the 1900s. The girl wears a white dress, a large white hair bow, long white stockings, and very high white shoes that reach almost to mid-calf. The boy wears a white sailor suit with knee pants (but without ornamental buttons) and the same kind of hightop white shoes. Notice is long but perfectly groomed hair. The hair style is unusual. Boys with long hair in America often had it curled. These children could be twins. They seem to be about 5 or 7 years old. The photo is undated, but I think it must date from the 1910s. It is almost certainly American. The star on the boy's dickey is an American style.







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