Figure 1.--This boy wears an untied plaid bow. HBC believes thgat some were left untied as a stylish affect. The card has "Abram Eshelman's son", written on the back.

Bows were of course only worn with tunics that had collars--usually wide white collars. Buster Brown tunics were the most common ones worn with bows. A number of styles entailed collars. Russian blouse tunics did not have collars, but most other tunics did. Not all collared tunics were worn with bows, but many were. The size, style, color, and pattern of these bows could vary greatly. Most of these bows were perkily tied. Some boys wore them untied. HBC believes that this was a style and not just a splopilly dressed child.