Figure 1.--Here we see three German boys, perhaps related, all wearing Tracht--Bavarian jackets. They all wear white knee socks, two with "T"-strap sandals. The boys look about 10-13 years old. The snapshot is undated, but looks like the 1950s. While the weather does not look like a hot summer day, it clearly was not cold weather. We are not sure why the one boy is sticking out his tounge. Perhps he didn't like dresssg up. A reader writes, "I am amoused by this picture. The little boy sticking his tongue out made me laugh. The power of images. Still have impact despite their age."

Our seaonal information sabout sandals is still relsativelky limited. Our initial assessment isd thst sandals were highly seasonal wear. Some garments like short pants were worn year round before World war II, but sandals seem to have been definitely seasonal. This still needs to be confirmed with additional information. They seem most common during the summer, although they were not just worn in the hot summer months. We see themn throught the year except when it was really cold. We think they became even more seaonal as casual clothes became increasingly popular after World War II. An associate seasonal factor was the hosiery worn with sandals.

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