Figure 1.--We notice Barcelona boys wearing white or light-colored school smocks in 1900. It is a little unclear, but most of the boys look to be wearing smocks. It was reportedly a science class. We are not sure just what aspect of science was being taught. We notice ships in a harbor. If 1900 is correct, it was right after the Spanish-American War (1898-99) during which Spanish ships were bottled up in the harbor at Santiago, Cuba. That may have played into the lesson. And as some of the boys are wearing their caps, we get an idea about headwear as well. The school certainly had a high wall.

We notice Barcelona boys wearing white or light-colored school smocks in 1900. It is a little unclear, but most of the boys look to be wearing smocks. This suggests that smocks were also worn in the late-19th century, but we do not have details on just when they were introduced in Spain. This may well have been a French influence, It was reportedly a science class. We are not sure just what aspect of science was being taught. We notice ships in a harbor. If 1900 is correct, it was right after the Spanish-American War (1898-99) during which Spanish ships were bottled up in the harbor at Santiago, Cuba. That may have played into the lesson. And as some of the boys are wearing their caps, we get an idea about headwear as well. We are not sure just how common this was in Spain. (We are not positive about the date. It may be an estimate.) There may also have been regional differences.

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