Vtg B&W Snapshot Toddler Boy in Heavy Belted Coat Wecoma Beach Oregon 1948

Vtg B&W Snapshot Toddler Boy In Heavy Belted Coat Wecoma Beach Oregon 1948

This original B&W snapshot captures a young toddler boy standing against the coastal elements at Wecoma Beach, Oregon. The child is bundled up in a remarkably heavy belted coat, a practical piece of Pacific Northwest outerwear that highlights the chilly, misty atmosphere of the shoreline during the late 1940s.

Collectors of 1948 Americana and regional Oregon history will value this candid view of mid-century childhood. The composition offers a charming look at period fashion and the rugged beauty of the coast before major modern development. It is a wonderful piece of social history from the post-war decade.

A nostalgic glimpse of a boy in his winter finery at Wecoma Beach.