It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Happy Halloween! The society does not have any real Halloween-related photos, and we usually use cemetery views for our “spooky” content. This year we are featuring a boy (Donald Lean) in what he probably thought was a “costume” suitable for trick or treating–a Buster Brown suit. A while ago, we featured a little boy in a late 19th century “Little Lord Fauntleroy” suit. After 1900, the fad changed to Buster Brown, a character created in 1902. Buster Brown was depicted in a suit with a long tunic coat with belt, oversized bow, knickers, and a “bowl” hair cut of a bob with bangs. Mothers loved dressing their boys up as Little Lord Fauntleroy or Buster Brown, but whether the boys wanted to wear these outfits is debatable.

Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

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