Could this child be a little boy???

[Ezekial]

Hi

 This may seem like a daft question as the child in this photo does appear to look awfully like a little girl!!!..but!!! is there any chance at all that this child could in fact be a boy??....the photo was taken about 1925.

china

[Deb D]

I think it could be a boy, ... if the family was one which clung to the tradition of dressing a boy in frocks etc., until his first haircut at about two years of age (although the bow in the hair looks a bit "over the top", to me).

I may be wrong with that - other posters, please feel free to contradict, if your info or memory is better than mine! 

[092086]

If that is a boy he was likely subject to copious beatings and ridicule in school.

The dress, bow and hair is a bit much, unless they were going for a David Bowie look 

[Seoras]

Unless it's Eddie Izzard I have to say this is a girl.I can imagine them putting a frock on a baby boy but the bow would be a step too far.This is me with a frock type arrangement and that was bad enough but the bow would have instigated serious rebellion

George.

[maidmarianoops]

i think it is a girl
bbbuuuuttttt

[maidmarianoops]

oops

[Emmeline]

I think in this case it is a little girl 

I was interested to read recently the following from a 1918 womans magazine informing mothers : -

There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl.
The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger colour is more suitable for the boy, while blue which is more delicate and dainty is prettier for the girl.

 

[chinakay]

I'll have to keep that one, Emmeline

This photo is my dad, born 1922. With his brother. Yes, it's hard to tell them apart in some old photos but to answer the question...it could be a boy.

Cheers,
China

[Ezekial]

Thankyou to everyone for your opinions....i'm still not convinced either way, i was starting to fall on the side of the photo being a girl, until i saw the photo from chinakay.!!!!

china