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Childs woolie chaps

Description: A young boy probably wore these pants with “woolie chaps” on the legs in order to look like a real cowboy. Western movies and television shows were very popular with kids during the 1940s and 1950s and playing “cowboys and Indians” was a childhood game. Real cowboy chaps made of leather or sheepskin wool were worn over jeans to protect the cowboys legs from brambles and briars.
Source: http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1887
Collection: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright: Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects: Clothing and dress
Cowboys

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