Figure 1.--We do not know the name of the school here, but we know it was a northern school and that the photograph was taken in 1922. I'd say the children were about 10 years old. Most of the boys wear suits with neckties or white shirts with ties. |
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We do not know the name of the school here, but we know it was a northern school and that the photograph was taken in 1922. A reader suggests that children seem to differ slightly in age, so perhaps this was a small school with several classes combined. I'm not so sure. Given the building behind the children I would say that it was a fairly substantial school. I'd say the children were about 10 years old. Most of the boys wear suits with neckties or white shirts with ties. The boys in the front row are all wearing knickers with black long stockings. Most of the knickers are fastened above the knee, but in one case (the boy on the extreme left, front row) we see knickers that fasten below the knee. The girls are mostly dressed in white or light colors. Most of the skirts are mid-calf length, but at least one girl wears a much shorter skirt with what looks like knee socks. Long stockings continued to be standard wear for school children in the early 1920s, but knee socks were beginning to be worn as an alternative, especially the endofthedecade. Note the center parting of the hair on many of the boys
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