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We think sailor suits in Estonia were mostly worn by city boys and ethnic-Germans were a major part of the the country's urban population. We are less sure about ethnic Estonian boys in the countryside. Many Baltic ports were founded by Germans and participared in the Hanseatic League. This began when there were frew cities in the Baltics. As a result the Germn influence was important in Baltic cities, especilly ports. This is difficult to test out with the photographic record because we are not sure just who is wearing the sailor suits. We are unable to differentiate between ethnic German and Estonian boys. We can sometimes differentiate between the Slavs and Germans. The Baltic prople, including the Estonians are more difficult to identify. Ethnicity can be iften identifiedif nmes re availabke, but rlatively few of the images we have fojnd are identifidd. We can spot German styled sailor suits. During the inter-War era we see more ethnic Estinians in the cities and playing a major political role for the first time.
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