Figure 1.-- We note many images at the turn of the century that show boys with bangs with their ears covered. Agfter World War I this became less common. This portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1905. The children were part of the Keller family in Philadelphia.

Hair cuts with bangs were done in different ways at the sides. There were great variations in the length of the cuts at the side. Most boys wore bangs with short hair. One of the major differences in bang cuts was wether the hair was cut short enough to reveal the ears. Boys hair was cut both ways. I have not yet, acquired informatiion on the relative popularity over times with cuts revealing or covering a boys' ears. We note many images at the turn of the century that show boys with bangs with their ears covered. Agfter World War I this became less common. While most boys wore bangs with relatively short hair, they were also with different short hair styles. A good example is an American boy in the early 20th century.

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