It's possible that the fishbowl is the photographer's prop, but it was not unusual for families to bring pets to the photographer's studio, including bowls of fish and songbirds in cages. These well-to-do-boys have bowl haircuts stylish in the late 1910s, with their heads shaved below the bowl. They are wearing kid shoes — Mary Janes on the older boy and shoes with ankle straps on the younger brother. Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cabinet Card, Boys with Goldfish, ca. 1908
It's possible that the fishbowl is the photographer's prop, but it was not unusual for families to bring pets to the photographer's studio, including bowls of fish and songbirds in cages. These well-to-do-boys have bowl haircuts stylish in the late 1910s, with their heads shaved below the bowl. They are wearing kid shoes — Mary Janes on the older boy and shoes with ankle straps on the younger brother. 
