Name/Title
Photos of Eileen Knight in a sailor's outfit, c. 1912Entry/Object ID
1997.118.104Description
ACC. NO. 97.118.104 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1912
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPHS
DESCRIPTION:
SERIES OF TWO BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. ONE IS SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE, "JENNINGS STUDIO, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA."
SIZE: L 3-3/4" X W 1-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
TWO PHOTOGRAPHIC POSES OF EILEEN KNIGHT IN A SAILOR'S OUTFIT.
ACQUIRED FROM:
EILEEN KNIGHT COLLECTION
DATE: MARCH 15, 1997Interpretative Labels
Label
The fashion for boys' sailor suits expanded to an adapted version for girls - the sailor dress.
The style is characterized by the parallel nautical stripes and sailor's collar, and frequently, a scarf tied in a square knot, or, as here, in a fancy bow.
Eileen Knight was a member of the Knight family who lived in various homes in Alameda in the early 1900s.
