Figure 1.-- This studio portrait is of William Faherty who was called Bill. He wears a formal Eton collar and a knickers suit with long stockings for the porrait. The suit was probably navy blue. The suit was a very popular style for a boy's best suit. The Eton collar was more populsr in Englsnd than Amerrica. Not all boys wore Eton collars with these suits, but we see quite a few boys with these collars. Eton collars were more popular with conservsative, well to do families.

This studio portrait is of William Faherty who was called Bill. There is no other information on the portrait. Bill looks to be about 12 years old. He wears a formal Eton collar and a knickers suit with long stockings for the porrait. The suit was probably navy blue. The suit was a very popular style for a boy's best suit. The Eton collar was more populsr in Englsnd than Amerrica. Not all boys wore Eton collars with these suits, but we see quite a few boys with these collars. Eton collars were more popular with conservsative, well to do families. The portrait is not dated, but looks to have been taken in the 1910s. The studio was M. Konrad, 4-2 W. 125th St New York City. The photo is done in a paper mount with a tissue overlay.

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