Ancestor hat pics

[fabiovenhorst]

Grandpa Antonio Venhorst wearing a homburg hat in the 20's

 

[mayserwegener]

I've been going thru boxes of old family pictures. It appears my grandfather is pretty happy about getting a new hat, probably for his birthday. I'm going to guess it was the Mid-1950's. Anyone recognize the box? Is that a Lee & would the timeframe work?

I think the dating is good guess. Notice it came formed. Lee was an early proponent of machine formed hats.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Lee was an early proponent of machine formed hats.

Thanks Steve. Good info!

I found this picture of a brother-in-law to my grandfather. I remember him, his grandson pictured, & his farm from yrs later but I'm estimating this picture to be no later than from 1940. I remember he always wore smaller Western hats which I think by the 1960's were Open Road/LBJ style.

 

[BobHufford]

Nice series of pics Jack.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Nice series of pics Jack.

Thanks Bob. I've found a few more. Details of the hats in the pics isn't always very good though. From the days of black &white film, slow film speed & slow lenses.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

My dad in the early yrs shortly after WWII

~1946 - 1947

~1950 -1952

 

[Redfokker]

My dad in the early yrs shortly after WWII

~1946 - 1947

~1950 -1952

You are so lucky to have these images of your father. Any idea as to the brand/type of these hats. It would be cool to clone them from one of our hatters.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

You are so lucky to have these images of your father. Any idea as to the brand/type of these hats. It would be cool to clone them from one of our hatters.

No, I have no idea Red. He went back into service again & I don't ever remember him wearing one. We lived in a small town so retailers would have been few. His hats may have been Lee's since that is his dad in the pic receiving a Lee as a birthday gift.

Looking at these pics of him I never realized how much my own son looked like him at times.

 

[BobHufford]

A couple fellows from my Mom's side of the family. Most likely in County Antrim, Ireland. Not sure of the date.

My Great Uncle Glenn on my Dad's side. Again, not sure of the year.

 

[KarlCrow]

Is fedora cane man wearing a monocle?

 

[scottyrocks]

Looks like a pince nez when I blow it up.

 

[RBH]

Been looking thru this thread... wow ... 11 years!!!!
While I know some photos are no longer available .. most are.
This is what the Lounge is about.

 

[Redfokker]

A couple fellows from my Mom's side of the family. Most likely in County Antrim, Ireland. Not sure of the date.

My Great Uncle Glenn on my Dad's side. Again, not sure of the year.

Love the jodhpurs and Sam Browns on the uniformed guys.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

On this Memorial Day weekend, the last pic I found.

 

[KarlCrow]

On this Memorial Day weekend, the last pic I found.

lovely picture

 

[CRH]

Love this thread!

Sent from my subspace communicator

 

[DocCasualty]

My brother passed away recently and I was looking through some old photos. I ran across this one from my First Communion. My dad always rocked a Fedora, long beyond the time they were commonly fashionable. I really like this pic that was so 1966. Dad sporting his hat and Mom with the mink jacket and gloves. I guess this could have worked in the old gas station thread too

with the Tulsa sign in the background with 27 cent gasoline!

FWIW I also found this pic of a young teenage Doc (?14?) on what I think was a trip to either Mexico or Jamaica, sporting some cheap hat I don't remember.

 

[Redfokker]

My brother passed away recently and I was looking through some old photos. I ran across this one from my First Communion. My dad always rocked a Fedora, long beyond the time they were commonly fashionable. I really like this pic that was so 1966. Dad sporting his hat and Mom with the mink jacket and gloves. I guess this could have worked in the old gas station thread too

with the Tulsa sign in the background with 27 cent gasoline!

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FWIW I also found this pic of a young teenage Doc (?14?) on what I think was a trip to either Mexico or Jamaica, sporting some cheap hat I don't remember.

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What a great legacy of hats in the family. Your dad was a stylin dude! Do you remember if he had a "signature" brand? I wonder what hats his dad wore?

 

[DocCasualty]

What a great legacy of hats in the family. Your dad was a stylin dude! Do you remember if he had a "signature" brand? I wonder what hats his dad wore?

Thanks so much for the kind words. I don't think he had a signature brand, just chose the hats he liked for the different seasons.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Ancestor to Bob Roberts?