Figure 1.-- Here we see the boys participating in Communion Solennelle at Orgelet, a charming medieval town duing 1948. Orgelet is a small medieval town in Jura, part of the Franche Comte region. It is located close to the Swiss border in eastern France. As the communicants are all boys, we believe this is a school group. The boys here wear mostly suits, both double-breasted and single-breasted, but the double-brasted suits were the most common. This probably reflects the formality of the occassion. Only one boy weara a sailor suit. None of the boys wears an Eton suit.

Here we see the boys participating in Communion Solennelle at Orgelet, a charming medieval town duing 1948. Orgelet is a small medieval town in Jura, part of the Franche Comte region. It is located close to the Swiss border in eastern France. Sites to see in the region include the Église de Brou (46 km), Brancion (The Old Town) (62 km), Mâcon Saint-Vincent Cathedral (64 km), or Ursulines Museum (Musée des Ursulines) (64 km). As the communicants are all boys, we believe this is a school group. The boys here wear mostly suits, both double-breasted and single-breasted, but the double-breasted suits were the most common. This probably reflects the formality of the occassion. Only onec boy weara a sailor suit. Notice that the boy wearing the sailor suit is also seems to be wearing wearing a white bow tie. That is something that was not very common. That suggestrs to us that this was not a boarding school. Surely that is mother's touch. None of the boys wears an Eton suit outfit. This may reflect the fact that it was only a few years after the war. More likely it is the provincial setting. We suspect that the fancier Eton suits and saior suits would be nore common in Paris. As far as we can tell, most of the boys wear long pants suits. Only two boys wear short pnts suits, both with white knee socks and theu have been placed in the front. The boys look to be about 10-11 years old.

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