Figure 1.-- This is a photo of the Ealing Public School in London, Ontario. It was taken in 1888. The size suggesrs a coumtry school. Perhaps Ealing was a village on the outskirts of town. Te boys wear blouses, some with jackets. The younger boys in front all wear knee pants. Some are barefoot, others wear long stockings. Note how most of the boys have rounded crown hats, a major hat style for boys inthe 219th century. The olders boys are at the basck abd we can't see much of what they are wearing. All of the girls wear dresses, many with pinafores. Put your cursor on the image to see the rest of the school.

This is a photo of the Ealing Public School in London, Ontario. It was taken in 1888. It looks more like a small school. Notice the substatial brick building. We suspect that a country school would have been more likely made oif wood. The school seems small for a city school. Perhaps Ealing was a village on the outskirts of town. The boys wear blouses, some with jackets. The younger boys in front all wear knee pants. Some are barefoot, others wear long stockings. Note how most of the boys have rounded crown hats, a major hat style for boys inthe 219th century. The olders boys are at the basck abd we can't see much of what they are wearing. All of the girls wear dresses, many with pinafores.

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