This little tyke appears to be wearing some sort of Buster Brown suit while contemplating eating some really yummy soot laden snow. Hand written caption says "Take a bite?"
Buster Browns were popular the first part of the 20th Century and were based on a popular newspaper comic character. At this link you can see examples of a Buster Brown paper doll.
Like fads today based on Disney movies, all things Buster and Tige were popular. I remember wearing shoes made by a Buster Brown as a kid in the 50s. I believe the company in some form or other is still in business.
Check out this link at Wikipedia for more information about the comic: Buster Brown
I imagine this was a style frowned upon by most little boys. They couldn't wait to get pants that went to their ankles.
Click on the image to see it larger at Flickr.
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