Italian Families: The Pofi Family (1939)


Figure 1.--The photo was taken in Pofi, a village about 100 km south-east of Rome. It was taken in 1939, probably by an itinerant photographer. The photo shows a mother with her children. The elder boy wears jacket and short pants with close-toe sandals and socks. The girl wears a white dress and close-toe sandals without socks.

The photo was taken in Pofi, a village about 100 km south-east of Rome. It was taken in 1939, probably by an itinerant photographer. The photo shows a mother with her children. The elder boy wears jacket and short pants with close-toe sandals and socks. The girl wears a white dress and close-toe sandals without socks. It was quite common at the time to take the family photo with the baby naked, especially in rural areas.







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Created: 1:55 AM 8/19/2009
Last updated: 1:55 AM 8/19/2009