Ellis Island Portraits 1907-9 - from our story 'Portraits Of Ellis Island Immigrants In Color (1907)'

c. 1910 "Bavarian man." The traditional dress of Germany is known as the trachten, like so many others has regional variations. In the alpine regions of Germany like Bavaria, leather breeches known as Lederhosen were worn regularly by rural folk, though in modern day Germany, most people associate the garment with the annual Oktoberfest. The grey jacket, known as a trachtenjanker is made from fulled wool and decorated with horn buttons, often used by hunters in the region.

c. 1910 "Bavarian man." The traditional dress of Germany is known as the trachten, like so many others has regional variations. In the alpine regions of Germany like Bavaria, leather breeches known as Lederhosen were worn regularly by rural folk, though in modern day Germany, most people associate the garment with the annual Oktoberfest. The grey jacket, known as a trachtenjanker is made from fulled wool and decorated with horn buttons, often used by hunters in the region.

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