Harry Truman - Bowler

[ScottF]

Sorry...I couldn't resist.

 

[Redfokker]

Sorry...I couldn't resist.


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[feltfan]

Ouch! What a pun! But is that bowler too small for him, or was that a legit style?

 

[mayserwegener]

You often see them being worn that way back in that time period. Also Soft Felt hats were often worn much higher on the head.

 

[BobHufford]

Ouch! What a pun! But is that bowler too small for him, or was that a legit style?

Harry was also a haberdasher so you would think he could properly fit a hat.

Love the pun and pic...

 

[feltfan]

Thanks for your responses. I don't recall noticing that way to wear bowlers in older photos before.
Presumably that picture was taken before he was a haberdasher, but good reminder.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Harry was also a haberdasher so you would think he could properly fit a hat.

Love the pun and pic...

Truman' s haberdashery was located in the Glennon Hotel on the NW corner of 12th & Baltimore, KCMO. The 4 finest hotels in Kansas City were located at that intersection & several more located within blocks. The Democratic National Convention in 1900 was held at the Baltimore Hotel. All the cattle buyers & sellers who came weekly to the Kansas City Stockyards stayed at these hotels. Truman probably met several wealthy & influential individuals of the day at the hotel & in his shop. The Glennon Hotel was where Truman began his political career from.

 

[moontheloon]

Truman had terrible form
He clearly didn't own his own ball

 

[suitedcboy]

How could you tell from the photo that he wasn't playing with his own balls?

 

[moontheloon]

How could you tell from the photo that he wasn't playing with his own balls?

No man who owns a bowling ball would have form like that.... for the record I'm a terrible bowler and frequently play with my own balls

 

[Bamaboots]

How could you tell from the photo that he wasn't playing with his own balls?

Pretty sure the alley he's bowling in, those are our balls he's playing with. Wait........that doesn't sound quite right, does it?

 

[Frunobulax]

Uh, phrasing?


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Truman had terrible form
He clearly didn't own his own ball

Who goes bowling in a suit, vest & tie anyway? This was clearly a publicity photo opportunity when he was President. Nowadays when everything is spun to the max clearly such an unflattering photo would not be released by the President's "people" for publication.

 

[hatsRme]

And NOBODY bowls with the proper footwear!

 

[Bigger Don]

View attachment 61752 And NOBODY bowls with the proper footwear!

 

[BobHufford]

Truman had terrible form
He clearly didn't own his own ball

He was right-handed and all they had were left-handed balls.

 

[ScottF]

I should be ashamed of myself for starting a thread that I knew would devolve to this. Which reminds me of a bowling ball joke that would surely get me a severe wrist-slap.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks for your responses. I don't recall noticing that way to wear bowlers in older photos before.
Presumably that picture was taken before he was a haberdasher, but good reminder.

Well you haven't been looking very closely.