Figure 1.--The boy here is Percy King Sparks. He looks to be about 5 years old. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sparks. That is all we know about the family. The name of the studio and location is not indicated. That was the case for many portraits taken after the turn-of-the 20th centyry. We know the portrait was taken in 1912. Percy wears a white summer a sailor suit. It looks to be a tunic suit, I think with bloomer knickers. Thereis calopping on the collar and sleeves. He has a black belt, fairly standard with tunic suits.

The boy here is Percy King Sparks. He looks to be about 5 years old. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sparks. That is all we know about the family. The name of the studio and location is not indicated. That was the case for many portraits taken after the turn-of-the 20th centyry. We know the portrait was taken in 1912. The date may be slightly odd. We notice another portait of Percy wuth rigket curls. He looks a little younger ven thiughbtvis marked 1913. Some of these insriptions were written year aftr tghe portira wre taken. This they are not always entirely reliable. Percy wears a white summer a sailor suit. It looks to be a tunic suit, I think with bloomer knickers. Thereis calopping on the collar and sleeves. He has a black belt, fairly standard with tunic suits. It s a little difficult to tell the way the portrait was posed. He had white three-quater socks and ankle patrent leather shoes with bows. His hair is done in page boy bangs. The 7 x 11 inch portrait is done with an oval frame.

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