STUDENTS AT TOODYAY STATE SCHOOL DUKE STREET

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1928 - 1934

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Overview

Black and white photo of Duke Street School, taken outside the school building.
Two rows of girls standing, two rows of boys seated; the front row are seated on the ground.
Many of the children are shown with bare feet. 21 girls and 27 boys.
Brick wall behind.

Historical information

Based on the clothing styles, hairstyles, and photographic characteristics, this photograph has been estimated to date from circa 1928 to 1934.
Several girls in the middle and top rows are wearing pinafores or sleeveless tunics layered over light-coloured blouses with sharp collars, which was a standard school uniform style during the late 1920s and 1930s. A few girls wear knit pullover sweaters or dresses featuring wide "sailor" or flat bib-style collars, popular fashion trends of that decade. The boys are primarily wearing basic button-up collared shirts (many with the collars worn open and flat) or short-sleeved pullover shirts. The younger boys in the front row are dressed in typical short trousers (shorts) with visible knee-length socks or bare legs, typical for Australian primary school boys before World War II.
Almost all the girls sport a short, blunt "bob" haircut or pageboy cut, often paired with a straight fringe across the forehead. This specific hairstyle became widely popularized in the 1920s and remained the standard look for young girls throughout the 1930s.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1386

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Education

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

14.5000 cm

Height or length