Figure 1.--This is the 4th-year class at the primary school in Windigsteig, a town in Lower Austria. The photograph was taken during the 1947-48 school year. At the time just after World War II, the area was occupied by the Soviet Union. We see a 4th year class, meaning that the children are about 10 years old. While the children are well dressed, many are barefoot, reflecting the difficult economic conditions. Several of the boys wear Alpine jackets which we tend to call Bavarian jackets in Germany. Most seem to be wearing short pants. Several girls wear pinafores. The children who are not barefoot wear both knee socks and long stockings. Onevboy seems to be wearing long stockings with sandals, a rare combination.

This photo was taken at the primary school in Windigsteig, a town in Lower Austria. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), is known within the country as 'the cradle of Austrian history'. It is the largest of the nine federal states that comprise modern Austria. The province is located to the east of Upper Austria, it's name Lower Austria derives from the fact that it is situated down stream on the Danube, which flows through the province from west to east. Thus Windigsteig is located in northern Austria near the reconstituted Czech border. The photograph here was taken during the 1947-48 school year. At the time just after World War II, the area was occupied by the Soviet Union. We see a 4th year class, meaning that the children are about 10 years old. While the children are well dressed, many are barefoot, reflecting the difficult economic conditions. Several of the boys wear Alpine jackets which we tend to call Bavarian jackets in Germany. Most seem to be wearing short pants. Several girls wear pinafores. The children who are not barefoot wear both knee socks and long stockings. Onevboy seems to be wearing long stockings with sandals, a rare combination.

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