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Thanks Frank. This photo was probably taken in Granger, Williamson county Texas.
My guess would be, that it's etched in a copper-plate, and the plate was used for printing. That would explain, why the image is mirrored (note the buttons on the left side of his jacket)
Did he go to a military school? If not that, then I'd agree that it is a work uniform, not Boy Scouts. Scouts never used a hat like that to my knowledge. And the leather leggings could just be meant as bicycle chain guards if he is some sort of delivery boy. This country was very much in love with uniforms up until the 1960s.Thanks Studebaker Driver. Can anyone identify this uniform my grandfather was wearing as a young boy? Is it an old Boy Scout's uniform? I can't ask him, and anyone in the family that would know is long gone. It's about 1920 or so, give or take a year. Thanks, Frank.
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... not Boy Scouts. Scouts never used a hat like that to my knowledge. ...
Yes, that's the idea. But as said: "My guess"
I'm absolutely no expert on this, but I have seen several plates like that (both in copper and zinc). I have used a similar etching process for making electronics circuit boards from copperplated glassfiber boards, but never for printing. The process of copper etching for print-use is described on Wikipedia.
It's a wonderful image! I wonder, if the image could have been printed on some kind of a "Thank-You-card" or the like(?) I don't think it's from a newspaper. As far as I know, they all used the very much cheaper zink. In the beginning of the 20th century (and up until now) I think, copper has been reserved for more artistic prints. But again: I'm no expert