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A reader tells us, "I have been researching photographers. One you do not mention is Bader Wood, a business man and amateur photographer in Mississippi durung the turn of the 20th century. The Rock Island County Historical Society has a large number of his photos, including several of a local family, maybe his own? One of the children aged about 9 years appears repeadedly, and appears to be a boy in dresses. The librarian refers to the child as a 'girl' in all but one photo. There is a younger child also with the elder,in several photos who is definitely a girl. The child looks very boyish to me." Of course some girls haf short hair so it is difficut to be certain in these unidentified photographs. But the child very well could be a boy. One photograpg shows the child wearing a dress and pinasfore. Another photograph shows the child wearing a dreess. the child looks to be about6-8 years old. At the turn of the 20th century, most boys this age had been breeched, but the nreeching of boys raised at home could still be delayed. The pinafore is an interesting topic which can not be easily researched in 19th century photography. Most 19th century photographs are studio portraits and for studio portraits, childrem generally wore their best clothes, noit a utilitarian garment like a pinafore. There were not many family snapshots because photgrapy until the Kodak Browie was complicated. Thus the work of amateur photraphers like Wood is very useful.
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