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We notice two types of cape overcoats. The capes that we see American boys wearing were cold weather garments. The ones we see in the photographic record are primarily made to be worn with overcoats. They are matching garments so they would have been purcased as a single garment. The Nebraska boy on the previous page is a good example. The Ohio boys on the previous page are a good example. There were also overcoats they look rather like capes. The noy here with his sister is an example (figure 1). These seem to be done in lighter fabric. So far we notice this second type in the 1860s. There were other types of capes, but we rarely see boys wearing them
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