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Sanford S. Kilton

Sanford S. Kilton
Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park *monthly* theme of: Real Photo Post Cards (RPPC)
This was taken at the Harlem Photo Studio, 274 West 120th Street, New York, NY.
Written on the back:
Sanford S Kilton, Aged 2 yrs & 9 mths:
The stamp on the back indicates a time range of 1907 - 1915

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kiiti, Silvio Francesco Zincolini, RicksPics, Nouchetdu38 have particularly liked this photo

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 RicksPics
RicksPics club
Such a sweet face! I hate to admit it, but my immediate thought was wondering what kind of scoundrel he turned out to be. Also, I wonder what that patch on the lad's sleeve denotes. Happy Independence Day.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
RicksPics club has added
At first I thought the patch showed some kind of Christian cross and I went searching fruitlessly for a cross with a ring at the top. I now see that it is an anchor, consistant with his navy pea coat. Seeking to gain extra credit, I submit this: The most accepted historical theory is that the name "pea coat" comes from the 16th-century Dutch or Frisian word pije (or pij), which described a heavy, coarse twilled blue cloth. Sailors wore jackets made of this material, which English speakers simply called p-coats. This evolved to pea coat or pea jacket.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
Deborah Lundbech club has replied to RicksPics club
You get the extra credit for sure, Rick! I only held some vague idea of pea coats being military - because I think (back in the day) you got them at Army-Navy stores!
2 months ago.
 Silvio Francesco Zincolini
Silvio Francesco Zin…
La dolcezza e l'innocenza di questa bambina sono commoventi,
Spero che la vita le sia stata benevola ...
Un caro saluto e grazie per questo tuo lavoro di scatti lontani nel tempo !
Lo apprezzo molto !
2 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Sorry for the late reply, Silvio - sometimes I miss my comments!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I deeply appreciate your visits, stars and any comments you might have!!
In this photo I’m pretty sure it’s a little boy pictured. I do think the haircut looks a bit like a little girl’s “bob” but the coat with the hankerchief and anchor look very boyish to me. Also (unlike now in the US where girls’ are often given boys' names) Sanford is almost certainly a boys name used for only boys back then.
But who knows? You could be right - we’ll just never know for certain.
Boy or girl, they definitely have an incredibly sweet little face!
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.

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