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We have acquired some images of Canadian boys at play. We have noted few destinctive clothing styles associated with play activities in Canada. Of course Canada's northern location means that winter sports and activities are more important than in mny other countries. The images seem similar to American boys. In fact, unless the images are identified we could not have known that thy were Canadian and would have assumed that they were American. Both the clothing and activities are very similar. The children here could easily be American. We have noted tricycles in Europe, but they were much more common in America--presumably because of the greater affluence. As in Ameica, tricycles were common in Canada as well. We do not know a great deal about Canadian games yet. Some images of early 0th century children show them dresses rather formally, even for games.
We have acquired some images of Canadian boys at play. We have noted few destinctive clothing styles associated with play activities in Canada. Of course Canada's northern location means that winter sports and activities are more important than in mny other countries. Some early 20th century images show children dressed rather formally, even for play. The tunic suit was popular in the early 29th cebtury, but it could be worn for play and dressing up.
The available images of Canadian boys at play seem similar to American boys. In fact, unless the images are identified we could not have known that thy were Canadian and would have assumed that they were American. Both the clothing and activities are very similar. The children here could easily be American.
We have noted tricyccles in Europe, but they were much more common in America--presumably because of the greater affluence. As in Ameica, tricycles were common in Canada as well.
We know very little about the games Canadian children played. We suspect that they were very similar to those played in England as well as Ireland and Scotland. We do not know if French Canadian children played any different games or were influenced by France. We note that French Canadian children were plating tag in 1912. This
seems to have been a popular game throughout Europe and North america, if not the world. The Canadian children seen rather well dressed for play, perhaps it some kind of family outing or perhaps a walk in the park after church. The girls have fancy hats and white dresses. The boy wears a tunic suit, but not a hat. I'm not sure if he
took it off for the game or did not have one. Notice that the girls' dresses have the same wide belt as the boy's tunic.
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