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Hats of Old New York

moontheloon

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tropicalbob

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In 1950, Hemingway, then at the top of his fame, came out with his "Across the River and into the Trees." E.B.White, in The New Yorker, responded with a piece called. "Across the Street and into the Bar," about an office worker in need of some mid-day relief. Really funny piece.
 

LeBois46

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In 1950, Hemingway, then at the top of his fame, came out with his "Across the River and into the Trees." E.B.White, in The New Yorker, responded with a piece called. "Across the Street and into the Bar," about an office worker in need of some mid-day relief. Really funny piece.

I think it is "....and into the Grill". Or is there another one?
 

fabiovenhorst

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I know there are places here for old pictures

but I thought it would be cool to put pictures of hats from old NY and get a glimpse of what the city was like back when men wore hats

I gathered these pics from a lot of places

I want to start the thread with my absolute favorite pic

the wall of a pool room in 1943... look at all those wonderful creases

each one is like the signature of the man it sits on top of

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the following are from a wide range of years .... if you would like any info on the a specific pic I could probably give it to you

also if you have any please feel free to add

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Very nice the pool room pic... that creases are amazing
 

Lotsahats

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Love this image. It says two things to me: first, men creased their hats any which way, with both great abandon and with great care, displaying far more variety than we modern hat wearers do; second, the constant creasing of hats (and tacks through the brims) helps underscore what happened to those millions of hats: they wore out. :)

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moontheloon

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glad to see some of you are enjoying this

I have a ton of pics ... I've been addicted to pictures of the days when men wore hats for a long time ... particularly pictures of hat wearing in NY

I grew up around the area and have always been obsessed with old NY

here are some more ... I hope you enjoy

my all time favorite is the pool room picture... but the first one of this group is another favorite .... I don't really even know why ... it just speaks to me

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javadave61

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We were touring Ellis Island over the weekend, and I found myself studying all the hats in the photographs on display. I couldn't help but notice the ancient forerunner to Bob Robert's Bluegrass Green Campdraft with telescope crown.

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