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This is a kindergarten class from the city of Zurich. The toys are a good indication of a Kindergarten. The name of the school is Nordheim. The photo was taken on February 27, 1951, hence the winter clothing. These children are about 5 years old. A few may have turned 6 years. Most of the children wear long stockings, although we see a few boys with the baggy knickers / plus-fours that somtimes substituted for short trousers in the winter time. Earlier older boys would have worn knickers. The girls wear dresses and pinafores. The boys wear pullover sweaters. One boy in the third row, extreme left, wears a fashionably tied bow tie. Some of the boys also wear suspenders over their sweaters. Notice the boy riding a toy horse at the right. His clothes are interesting because they illustrate the length of long stockings worn with brief short trousers. You can see that he wears supporters, undoubtedly attached to a bodice, which fasten on the side just below his hips. He is wearing long stockings that look almost white. Possibly they are white. That was not very common for a boy, although such conventions were not as strict in Kindergarten. Beige was a more common color for school wear, epecially for boys. Notice also the footwear of this boy--slippers with a band around the ankle that look almost like ballet slippers. These are probably only for indoor wear while he is at school. It is a style of strap shoe more common in the 1910s and 20s. He may change to more substantial shoes for wearing outdoors. It is difficult to see the other children's footwear. One boy may be wear slippers. The other children seem to be wearing strap shoes. Notice the toy train in the foreground. The teacher, Frau S. Zollinger, is a little hard to see. She is standing in the last row, fourth from the left.
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