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This boy's mame is Joe Meyers. All that we know about him is that he was from Anderson, Indiana. The nount and clothes suggest that the portait was taken about 1890. Joe looks about 5 years old. He is probably a Jewish boy whose parents immigrated from Germany. Give his elegant outfit, the family seems well established, probanlt immigrating during the mid-19th century. The most notable aspect of his clothes is the military styled cap he is wearing. It is not a style we see being worn very commonly at the time.
This military-styled cap is a style we see more commonly in the mid-19th century. It also seems a bit incongrous with the curly hair. It is not clear what kind of outfit Joe is wearing, other than his large lace-edged collar. A little difficult to see is the large ewhite floppy bow. We note only occassional portraits in the late-19th century of boys wearing these caps
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