Figure 1.--The portrait here is a postcard showing two American boys (about 13 and 11, I think) photographed in a portrait studio. It is undated, but we estimate was taken in the 1900s. Interestingly, the boys don't wear jackets--only shirts and ties. The older boy wears a round collar (probably detachable) with an interestingly narrow tie. He seems to wear some sort of stick pin on the tie to hold it in place. The younger boy wears a similar shirt but with a rather small bow tie. Both boys wear knee pants with black long stockings, the standard wear for boys at this period.

The portrait here is a postcard showing two American boys (about 13 and 11, I think) photographed in a portrait studio. It is undated, but we estimate was taken in the 1900s. Notice the very artificial looking backdrop. Getting the dog's attention must have something of a feat for the photographer. Perhaps the boys, probably brothers, liked having their dog captured in the picture with them although the boys themselves seem a bit dour. Interestingly, the boys don't wear jackets--only shirts and ties. The older boy wears a round collar (probably detachable) with an interestingly narrow tie. He seems to wear some sort of stick pin on the tie to hold it in place. The younger boy wears a similar shirt but with a rather small bow tie. Both boys wear knee pants with black long stockings, the standard wear for boys at this period.