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We do not have much information on smock usage in America. We note as in Britain, some farmers weating smocks. An example is a farmer in a 1849 painting. We have not found much information about smocks, but believe that as in England they were worn, probably mostly in New England, but we have very little information. And by the mid-19th century we believe that they would have showed up in the photographic record. We also have little information on children wearing smocks. Some children no doubt wore smocks, but they are not common in the photographic record. We think that they were mostly worn at home, especially by boys. They may have been a play garment to protect clothing This probably is not acurately depicted in the photographic record which in the 19th century was mostly studio photography. Thee may have been some work wear. We also think there was some institutional wear. As best we can tell there was no schools which had smock uniforms as American scholls except for a few private schools did not have uniforms. America is, however, a large country and we do not rule this out at some private schools. More likely is usage at orphanages. This would have been likely at a Catholic orphanage which may have had European nuns. The only evidence we have found of this so far is an unidentified beach outing by some group in Newport, Rhode Island
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