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20’s kind of a hat.

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Amazing hats here, truly fabulous. Out of curiosity I have done a little delving and found a few photos.
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Popular cap of the 1920's known as "Newsboy."
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The boater hat was another very popular style. Here Douglas Fairbanks is seen holding his boater. The lady is Mary Pickford.
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The Panama has stood the test of time, the picture below is that of Economist Irving Fischer,
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Another hat of the period that gave gravitas and status was the bowler, or Derby. The photo below resembles that of what was once known as a stockbroker.
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The Homburg was holding it's own too, is 'the bash' on the hat of the fellow on the right, for real?
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And as the 1920's was the decade of prohibition it will always be the Fedora that is so closely associated with law breakers. I tell you what, I wouldn't want to meet any of these guys, especially the one on the left.
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Finally this is a police photo of one Herbert Ellis, law breaker.
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One thing that I did find of interest was that of The Crofut & Knapp Hat Company. Here's an interesting and fascinating short history on the firm that morphed into Dobbs. http://www.thehattedprofessor.com/crofutknapp.html
 

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