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[steur]

1930s Stetson No. 1 Quality from Bergheim's in Boulder, Colorado.

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From the interwebs:

Jonas (Bergheim) was a Jewish immigrant from Germany. He arrived in Boulder in 1878 to work in a clothing business and years later purchased the shop and renamed it J. Bergheim & Co. (the shop was first located at 1208 Pearl St., then 1210 Pearl and finally 1212 Pearl, where the Patagonia store is today).

Milton (Bergheim) was the son of prominent Boulder businessman, Jonas Bergheim, who owned a menswear store on Pearl Street. Milton graduated from the University of Colorado in 1915 and joined the business after serving in World War I.


From another site: Skipping the 1208 Pearl location.

Bergheim opened the store at 1210 Pearl Street in 1878. A new front was put on the store in 1922. The business was moved to 1212 Pearl Street in 1942. A new front was put on that store in 1955. (Bergheim's) merged with Bartlett's in 1966.


1896:

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1900:

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1904:

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1922:

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1940:

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1950s:

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1958: Milton Bergheim on the left.

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Fantastic work, Bob!

 

[BobHufford]

Fantastic work, Bob!

Thanks Stefan! This one was not so hard. The ones where I find no direct links to images based on the store name, but do know the address and then search random photos of “downtown” can be quite a deep rabbit hole.

 

[DaveProc]

Mid-1950s Stetson Viscount from Palace Clothiers 308 S. First Ave Wausau WI

 

[BobHufford]

This hat sold at auction for more than I could muster ($160 with two wool hats and a white grosgrain top hat in a size 6-7/8 — from the late actress Anne Heche's estate).

A bit difficult to see, but this logo reads "Little Dick The Hatter" and "Moberly, Missouri".

The hat had a semi-local connection and with the store name it would have been almost like having a hat from “Bob’s Hat Store”.

Searching for "Little Dick" on the web required a few filters and specific key words to avoid unwanted results.

The store was founded in 1897 by J. Richard ("Little Dick") Martin and his father-in-law J. G. Jamison.

1931:

1937:

1897 and 1941 views of the store front.

1940:

The store came to an end after a 1972 fire.

 

[steur]

This hat sold at auction for more than I could muster ($160 with two wool hats and a white grosgrain top hat in a size 6-7/8 — from the late actress Anne Heche's estate).

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A bit difficult to see, but this logo reads "Little Dick The Hatter" and "Moberly, Missouri".

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The hat had a semi-local connection and with the store name it would have been almost like having a hat from “Bob’s Hat Store”.

Searching for "Little Dick" on the web required a few filters and specific key words to avoid unwanted results.

The store was founded in 1897 by J. Richard ("Little Dick") Martin and his father-in-law J. G. Jamison.

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1931:

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1937:

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1897 and 1941 views of the store front.

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1940:

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The store came to an end after a 1972 fire.

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Great research as usual, Bob. It will be interesting to see what adverts will pop up on your screen after that search!