Figure 1.-- We see boys wearing just about ever garment and style that was popular in the 1930s except for caps and coats which they are not wearing. Here only a few boys are wearing suits which were more commn in the 1920s. A few boys wore suits or suit-like jackets, both with and without ties. As was very common in the 1920s, a few boys wear sailor suits. Notice two boys here. One looks like he may have a Chinese or Japanese parent. The boy just below him looks like he might be Jewish. He mau be the class scholar--notice that he brought his books along for the photograph.

We see boys wearing just about ever garment and style that was popular in the 1930s except for caps and coats which they are not wearing. Here only a few boys are wearing suits which were more commn in the 1920s. A few boys wore suits or suit-like jackets, both with and without ties. As was very common in the 1920s, a few boys wear sailor suits. They are all traditionally styled suits. Several boys wear sweaters. We notice many different patterns and styles. Some boys wear ties with their sweaters, but open collars are more common, although we see few Schiller collars. This was a major style in the 1920s. All of these boys seem to be wearing short pants, although we can't be sure about the boys in the back rows. Only a few boys wear suspenders or at least wear them so they can be seen. One boy wears a h-bar halter. The boys wear both long stockings and kneesocks. They are all solid colors. We do not note any patterns. Nor do we see any boys wearing ankle socks. One boy has rolled doen his kneesocks. The boys here wear mostly low-cut oxfords. We also notice quite a number of boys wearing what look like soft strap shoes which seemed to have been worn rather like American boys wore sneakers. Two boys wear youth group uniforms.

Suits

A few boys wore suits or suit-like jackets, both with and without ties. Far fewer boys wear suits than was common during the 1920s. We note a variety of styles. One boy wears a rather dated looking Norfolk jackets. Other boys hd smarter looking Norfolk jackets. Another boy has a jacket with wide lapels. Other boys have rather sporty looking jackets.

Sailor Suits

Throughout the Weimar era, most German school classes, ecept the last year of secondary schools generally include a few children both boys and girls wearing sailor suits. The cass here was no exception. As was very common in the 1920s, a few boys wear sailor suits. They are all traditionally styled suits. Most are dark suits. We note one boy with a stripped middy blouse. This was more of a summer style. Some of the boys wear their miffy blouses with the dickies, others without. All wear their scarves tied in the same manner. This was quite common in Germany. We do not know what kind of caps these boys wore.

Sweaters

Several boys wear sweaters. We notice many different patterns and styles. There are solid-colored sweaters, but most are done in patterns. Some boys wear ties with their sweaters, but open collars are more common. Some boys had a sleeveless sweater. Several boys have shirt like sweaters with partial zipper fronts. Two boys had tassels on these zippers. There are also pull-overs and button-up sweaters.

Shirts

We see quite variety of shirts. Most are white shirts, but we see one oy with a stripped shirt. A few boys hve ties or buttoned their shirts at the collar, but most boys wer their collars open. We see a few Schiller collars. This was a major style in the 1920s. A few boys wear knot shirts, what we would now call polo shirts. I'm bot sure what the German term for these shirts is.

Pants

All of these boys seem to be wearing short pants, although we can't be sure about the boys in the back rows. Short pants were still the common wear for German boys. Some of these boys may have had knockers foe Winter wear, but mosdt probaly wore shorts even in cold weather. Here the fact that some boys wear jackets suggest that the weather was not real warm. Only a few boys wear suspenders or at least wear them so they can be seen. One boy wears a h-bar halter. The length of the shorts varied. We see some boys still wearing some of the knee-length shorts thst were still very common in the 1920s. Some boys seem to be wearing the shorter-cut shorts that were beginning tgo become popular.

Hosiery

The boys wear both long stockings and kneesocks. About half the boys wear long stockings and the other boys wear kneesocks. They are all solid colors. There are both light and dark colors. One boy looks to be wearing white long stockings which was not real common for boys. We do not note any patterns. One boy looks to have a colored band at the top oof his kneesocks, but this may be a garter to hold them up. Nor do we see any boys wearing ankle socks. One boy has rolled down his kneesocks. WE know he has done this rather than they have fallen done, becuase the socks on both legs are done identically. This does not seem very popular as none of the other boys have done this. We do not see any relationship between the hosiery choice and the rest of the clothing. Some boys wear lonstockings with just a shirt and not a jacket or sweater. This suggests that the lobg stockings were not being worn for warmth. Nor do we note any relationship between the hosiery and footwear.

Footwear

The boys here wear mostly low-cut oxfords. We note many younger boys wearing high-top shoes, but none of the boys here are wearing them. I assume the reason for this is their age, bur we are not positive about this. We also notice quite a number of boys wearing what look like soft strap shoes which seemed to have been worn rather like American boys wore sneakers. This seens to have been a popular shoe as several boys wear them, all in dark colors. This is a factor in dating these images. We see far fewer of these shoes after the mid-30s. None of the boys are wearing sandals.

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