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  1. Orvil Newton

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Michigan State Police 2016
  2. Orvil Newton

    Movie hats

    I couldn't have said it better myself.
  3. Orvil Newton

    1865 Distressed Collection

    Behold, the Distressed Open Road by Stetson: https://www.stetson.com/store/hats/fedora/1865-distressed-open-road-1.html?color=sage
  4. Orvil Newton

    1865 Distressed Collection

    Why not? People pay extra for jeans that are already worn out, faded, threadbare and torn.
  5. Orvil Newton

    The Stetsonian Institution

    Love the prices!
  6. Orvil Newton

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    And today it can be said that "Real Cowboys wear baseball caps".
  7. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Not many choices for me in this weather. For protection and warmth, it's always the Stratton. I had already taken off my coat when my Wife said "I need a picture!"
  8. Orvil Newton

    NYC Street Scenes 1929 (Video)

    Came across this on another forum.
  9. Orvil Newton

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Agreed. JMHO, but I think the automobile gets a lot of the credit, along with the shift from outdoor labor on farms to indoor labor in factories and offices. By the nineteen sixties, hats were less practical protection than inconvenient fashion accessories. Another casualty, I think, was the...
  10. Orvil Newton

    Ask a question, get an answer

    The only real fight I ever had with my wife was over that moron after one of his concerts. She insisted he was hilarious. I didn't think he was funny at all. She got so mad at me for that she walked home.
  11. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Very nice indeed!
  12. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Sometimes you have to be practical. 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
  13. Orvil Newton

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Just get a hat jack. You'll need one anyway if you are going to own good felt hats. http://www.hatsunlimited.com/hat-jack-hat-stretcher/
  14. Orvil Newton

    Hats on TV

    My parents generation. My male teachers in high school were like that too. Unbelieveable in the 21st century perhaps, but true. They grew up in the great depression and fought in WWII. Their parents and teachers were raised by people who had experienced the civil war, westward expansion of the...
  15. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Checking on Lealea in the snow. Looks like the Stratton will be my go-to hat this winter. It's definitely the warmest I have without going to a fleece cap with earflaps.
  16. Orvil Newton

    Adventure! Fedora Lounge Folks in Action!

    Just walking the docks in this weather can be an adventure. Checking to make sure Lealea is snug in her berth.
  17. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Stratton F42 with polar fleece lining. Perfect for a walk in the woods during the first snowfall of the season.
  18. Orvil Newton

    July 4th 1934, Petersburg, Alaska (Film)

    Population of the town of Petersburg in the thirties was between 1200 and 1300. Today, the population of the Petersburg Borough, which includes all of Mitkof Island plus parts of Kupreanof and Kuiu islands, is around 3000. Population of the town proper is probably under 2000 (Especially in the...
  19. Orvil Newton

    July 4th 1934, Petersburg, Alaska (Film)

    We found this place by accident, looking for a place to winter over after sailing up from Hawaii in 2012. We fully expected to stay only one winter but we are now going into #6 and rebuilding the boat.

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