Stewart Richards - Schoolboy

Another charming photograph.  This was in a collection of photos in the possession on Willard (Billy) Waning.  I think that he must have spent some time in Reading, MA before heading off to Montana.  There are several photographs with a Reading, MA studio label.  As this young man's parents were born in Maine, perhaps there was a "neighborly" connection.

According to the 1910 census, Stewart was born about 1900 to Fred and Nellie Richards.  I think he must be 5-7 years old in this photo.  I wonder what on earth the occasion was for the extraordinary outfit.