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It was still common for really young boys such as 1-year olds to wear dresses. The convention of boys wearing dresses began to declime in the late-19th century anmd was going out of fashion by thev 1900s decade. The really young boys were the only exception left. We note two Missouri siblings about 1-3 years old wearing similar skirted outfits in 1903 (figure 1). . The style of the cabinet card can help date the image, but in this case the card is dated.) We note tunic suit becoming popular for American boys at the turn of the century, but the ready made tunic suits seem to mostly begin for sizes 2 1/2-3 years. But here we note a boy who wears a tunic-styled dress that looks to be about about 1 year old. His older sister wears a coordinared dress, but without the tunic features.
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