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This cabinet card portrait of two brothers is a diffcult one. The boys are named, but the hand writing is very difficult to read. We are going to make a stab at it -- Warren and Iluti? Deacirs?. We are loading the writing on the back so that future more refined assessments are possible. The prtrait is not dated, but fairly easy to date because of the clothing and mount color. The portrait would have been taken in the 1910s. The early-20s is possibke, but the 10s much more likely. The boys look to be about 9-11 years old. They wear identical white knickers outfits. They seem a little old for First Communion, so this is presumably summer outfits, perhaps Easter suits. Details are hard to make out because of all the white, but they look to be wearing white blouses, white flopopy bows, white knickers, white long stockings. abnd white low-cut shoes with bows. The white long stockings are a little unsusual. Long stockings were still common for both boys and girls. But white long stockings were more common for girls. Younger boys might wear them, but less commonly for boys this age.
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