Figure 1.--.Here we see a snapshot of an unidentified boy, we think in the 1900s decade. His fancy car suggests an affluent family. We thought it might be a battery operated electric car, but we do not see any drive train. Peaked caos came to have a social class connotation, but this was only beginning in the 1900s. Notice how small the peak is on the boy's cap. We are not surev what kind of car this is. We thought it might be a peddal or even an electric car, but we don't see any drive mecahnism attached to the wheels. The logo on the frontl is also interesting, pssiblt meaning Stanley Motor Carriage Company. Stanley was founded in 1902, about the time this photograph was taken. Stanley produced steam-powered cars. It is at the turn-of-the 20th century thatb a rangev of conveyances appeared for children that could actually ride.

We see peaked caps in the late-19th century. There were far more American boys wearing peaked caps during the 20th century, especially during the early-20th century. They were not as popular as in Britain, but we see many examples. The cap did not have a school association as in Britain, although it was worn at quite a number of American private schools--albeit without all the varied colors. and patterns. With the 20th century do we get large numbers of family snapshots and other photography showing children in real life circumstances. At the turn-of-the 20th century, the Kodak Brownie makes the family snapshot a staple. We see that the peaked cap was one of several types of caps that boys worn at the time. All had peaks, but the crowns varied. There were a range of different styles including these peaked caps, flat caps, and various other cap styles. We also notice flat caps and Oliver Twist caps. T hese caps were worn by a wide range of boys with little or no class connotations. Flat caps in the early-20th century were just beginning to become standard. We note some peaked caps with very small peaks.

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