Figure 1.--This portrait shows a boy in his first day of school outfit. It is dated 1928. Notice his leather book satchel and matching lunch carrier. This is also a good example of the tan cotton long stockings that had become popular during the 1920s in both Germany and America. The sailor cap was popular at the ttime. He probably also had a sailor suit. The The sign at the bottom says, "Ostern 1928". That means Easter 1928. Before World War II, school started just after Easter, depending on when Easter occurred. That's also why you see the chocolate bunny in the portrait. Presumably this was to show the type of goodies in the cone. Note the cone has an Easter rather than a school theme. A German reader tells us, "This is a start of school portrait. German children had started school at Easter for decades. My mum and dad both did. So it is fairly common to see Easter decoration in these old school first day portraits. Image courtesy of the BP collection.

This portrait shows a boy in his first day of school outfit. It is dated 1928. Notice his leather book satchel and matching lunch carrier. This is also a good example of the tan cotton long stockings that had become popular during the 1920s in both Germany and America. The sailor cap was popular at the ttime. He probably also had a sailor suit. The sign at the bottom says, "Ostern 1928". That means Easter 1928. A reader writes, "The inscription on the slate to the left says "Ostern [Easter] 1928" and the chocolate bunny to the right confirms that this is an Easter photo rather than a First Day of School photo. That makes this picture especially interesting because it means that Candy Cones were not just given on the first day of school but sometimes for other special occasions as well. Until seeing this photo, I had thought they were strictly a first day of school thing, but apparently not." As far as I know, the cones were for school. The way the boy is dressed with hos satchel shows that this was a first day of school portrait. We have found no Easter portraits like Easter portraits in the United States which were purely Easter portraits with cones. They may exist, but we have not yet found them. . Before World War II, school started just after Easter, depending on when Easter occurred. That's also why you see the chocolate bunny in the portrait. Presumably this was to show the type of goodies in the cone. Note the cone has an Easter rather than a school theme. A German reader tells us, "This is a start of school portrait. German children had started school at Easter for decades. My mum and dad both did. So it is fairly common to see Easter decoration in these old school first day portraits.

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