Figure 1.-- Here we see an unidentified Germany boy, probably about 1910 wearing a rather long overcoat. This would have been his dress overcoat. Note the bow and the fact no buttons show. Also notice his boater hat. A reader writes, "Notice that the buttons are hidden beneath the coat to give it a more slender (tall) look. You can see the stitching. My father had a coat like that." Also notice the boater and cane. Image courtesy of the PB collection.

We note German boys wearing a wide range of inclemate weather gear. Located in northern Europe, the weather can be quite cold in the Winter. Thus we note boys wearing a range of warm clothing. We do not know of many destinctive German styles. We notice coats and jackets as well as a range of sweaters worn by German boys. We also notice snow suits as well as ski outfits. I'm not sure how common raincoats were. We are less sure about rainwear. We have not noticed boys commonly wearing raincoats, but this may reflect our limited archive.

Cold Weather Garments

We note German boys wearing a wide range of inclemate weather gear. Located in northern Europe, the weather can be quite cold in the Winter. Thus we note boys wearing a range of warm clothing. We do not see winterwear commonly in 19th century studio portraits. Mothers commonly took off the winter togs. After the turn-of-the 20th century with the appearance of the family snapshot we see many more excamples of children wearing their cold weather winter clothing. We do not know of many destinctive German styles. We notice coats and jackets as well as a range of sweaters worn by German boys. We also notice snow suits as well as ski outfits.

Rainwear

We do not yet have much informtion on German rainwear. I'm not sure how common raincoats and other rainwear were. We have not noticed boys commonly wearing raincoats and we have a fairly extensive archive of German images. This probably, however, reflects the fact that parents were less likely to take photograohs when it was raining and we virtually never see studio portraits for understandable reasons. We see the same tendency in America. While we do see many images of children in winter coats, rain wear images are relatively scarce. Thus we know very little about German rain wear. A German reader tells us about the "Friesennerz" which looks somewhat like a oilskin, although it has an open front. Our knowkedge of rainwear is extremely limited so we are not sure how to classify it. We have seen similar rainwear in America.

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