Boys' Historical Clothing: New Pages--April 2017


Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows a mother with her four children. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1860s, primarily because the dress styles look more like the 60s than the 70s. The children look to be about 4-13 years old. They are not identified. There is obviously one boy and two girls. The younger child is more of a question. At first glance you would assume the child is another girl. We suspect, however, the child is a boy, probably about 4-years old. There are several reasons for thinking this. First, his hair is parted at the side like his big brother. Note his mother and sisters have center part. Second, the rss is a plaid-like print. This was popular for boys' dresses, presumably because of kilt associations. Third, unlike his sisters, he does not have a necklce. Fourth, his panatelettes seem more like pants or in British parlance, trousers. Notice the studio backdrops. America CDVs in the 1860s did not have such elaborate bakdrops. This may mean that the portrait was talen in the late-60s, but the dresses look more like the early-60s.

Some HBC readers tell us that they would like to be able to access new pages, but do not want to receive E-mails on every new page added to HBC. We have also for several years now experienced problems dealing with AOL. Thus we have created this page for HBC readers. We will list new pages or existing pages to which we have added additional information. We used to maintain a page like this. We know from this experience that we sometimes forget to add a new page, but we will try to remember to do this as much as possible. There will not be a link on our home page so you will want to add this to your favorites/book marks. We plan to only make this page available to readers who support HBC. There may be occasional changes in the URL. Just let us know if you have any question about this HBC feature.


April 30

Roper usage: Play suits

English photographers: Marcus Adams

April 29

Canada: Kilt suit accompanying clothes

Knickers origins

American family: Blind boy (1890s)

April 28

World War I: American relief efforts--American Relief Administration

World War I: American relief efforts--European Relief Council

English families: Unidentified family (1860s)

April 27

English dresses: 5 year olds

English collars: Ages

Belgian chronology: The 1960s

April 26

German school cap: Chronology--The 1930s

English schools: Houses--School types

April 25

English catalogs: Chronology--1963

April 24

German choir: Schoeneberger Saengerknaben--Uniform chronology

German choir: Schoeneberger Saengerknaben--Uniform garment

April 23

Indonesian history: Advent of democracy

April 22

Indonesian biography: Sukarno

Indonesian history

April 21

Americn boy: Freddy Bernard

World War I: Bulgaria

April 20

World's Fair: St. Louis 1904

American family: North Dakota, 1890s

American camping: Teenagers and young men

April 19

France: Color

English suit pants: Knickers chronology--the 1860s

April 18

Croatia: Junior Eton suits

April 17

Child labor: Capitalism

American boy: Harry White

English outings: Beach fun

April 16

American youth groups: Local groups

German cadet style caps: 20th century

April 15

American girls: Skirted garments

American chronolog: Early 20th century trends--Footwear

American footwear closures: Chronology

April 14

World War I: Naval war U-boats--German public opinion

Native Americans: Eastern Woodland people--Algonquian -language group:

April 13

Italian schools: Chronology--The 19th century

April 12

Native Americans: Eastern Woodlands--Algonquian-speaking peoples

April 11

World War I: Youth groups

Iraqi history: Iraq Republic

April 10

American sailor suits: The 1910s--Garments

American suit jackets: The 1870s

Swedish pants

April 9

American short pants suits: The 1010s

April 8

Russian skirted garments: Specific Types

Polish costumes

April 7

American long stockings: Conventions--Sports

American chronolgy: Early-20th century--LaundryEnglish kilts: 1860s chronology--Garments

April 6

American footwear cloures: Types

April 5

American boys: Worral boys

British movies: The Little Kidnappers

French artists: Baron Gérard--Queen Hortnse

April 4

French artists: Baron Gérard--Zoe Victorire Talon

French artists: Baron Gérard

Napoleonic Wars: Bios--Marshal Ney

American footwear: Closures

April 3

Belgarian schools: Schoolwear

Turkish minorities

April 2

World War II: German resistance--Individual Helmuth Hübener

English 1860s tunics: Colors and patterns

April 1

Madagascar schools: Private schools

Yugoslav youth groups: Military group

English families: Unidentified city families (1890s)








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