August 16, 2015

1940’s boy in a dirty shirt

By C.E. Ryan

Boy in dirty shirt. Snapshot. Private Collection.

Boy in dirty shirt. 2″ 1/2 x 3″ 1/5 snapshot. Private Collection.

A peppy boy from the 30’s or 40’s who posed in his dirty shirt, probably for a school picture. His eyes sparkle with life, and if his shirt is any indication there wasn’t a spot he didn’t crawl under or climbed above in his neighborhood. A very beautiful portrait.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 16th, 2015 at 5:25 pm and tagged with 1940s, portrait, smiling, USA and posted in Boys, Others. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

2 responses to “1940’s boy in a dirty shirt”

summertime75
August 17th, 2015 at 1:54 am

This has much more character than many of the “plastic” school photos churned out. Such a cheeky smile

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  August 17th, 2015 at 8:05 am
  
  I think what gives it a lot of character is the shirt. Lol.
  
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