Figure 1.--Here we have an a class at an unidentified Buffalo, New York school. It is a very large class of over about 45 children. They look like 2nd graders, meaning about 7 years old. Their tightly corseted teacher stands at the side. They are posed in front of their substantial brick school. They hold two boards which no doubt tell us all about the school. We have tried enlarging them, but still make out the writing. Unfortunately as they would have told us all about the class and school. Try to see if you csn read the writing. Based on the clothing, it looks like the early-1880s just before the onset of the Fauntleroy Craze which began in 1885.

Here we have an a class at an unidentified Buffalo, New York school. It is a very large class of over about 45 children. They look like 2nd graders, meaning about 7 years old. Their tightly corseted teacher stands at the side. They are posed in front of their substantial brick school. They hold two boards which no doubt tell us all about the school, only unfortunately we can't make out the writing. Based on the clothing , it looks like the early-1880s just before the onset of the Fauntleroy Craze which began in 1885. The boys all wear suits, both collar-buttoning and cut-away jackets. One child wears a sailor outfit. Th child looks lik boy, but may be a girl. A girl behinf to the right also wears a sailor outfit. Several boys have detachable collars. Many boys wear boys, but none have the huge floppy bows so popular in the Fauntleroy era. Because of the jacket we don't see much of the blouses that they are wearing. The girls wear dresses. We don't see any girls wearing blouses and skirts, but several girls wear pinafores. The cabinet card is unusuall as not only does the image cover the enite card but it is 4.25 X 7.25 in, larger than the standard cabiet card. There is no studio information on the front, but a stamp on the back identifies the studio as Waterman & Co. in Buffalo. Copies cost $0.25.

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