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rlk

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VPO Horns 1922-23

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Vienna Philharmonic Horn Section on way To South American Tour 1922-23
 

The Wiser Hatter

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vintage: grandpa and another boy standing under a large saguaro cactus
The boy on the right is my grandpa, way overdressed for this sort of landscape. The clothes look really cool though. The boy on the left looks like has a sort of bandage for his chin. This is around Globe, Arizona (mining town) where my grandpa grew up. 1920s
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seabass

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vintage: grandpa and another boy standing under a large saguaro cactus
The boy on the right is my grandpa, way overdressed for this sort of landscape. The clothes look really cool though. The boy on the left looks like has a sort of bandage for his chin. This is around Globe, Arizona (mining town) where my grandpa grew up. 1920s
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TWH
I love this pic of your Grandpa !
& that Cactus must be a Monster now those Saguaro get to be centuarians !
Im a Cactus Nut......
 

Ordinary Guy

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I wonder if that boy didn't have the mumps..

Seems to me they used to tie you up like that when you had the mumps..

Hmmmm maybe I need to do some googling, i don't remember hearing about anyone getting the mumps anymore and what the heck was the mumps anyway ???
 
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buler

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Found a great site for pics and news resources. Go to: http://texashistory.unt.edu/

Here are some pics I found (and cropped) in the photo search. Tons of stuff to go thru. Check out the old Texas newspapers! Once you find a pic you like, click on it, then you can choose size. Some are scanned in as large and extra large.
Enjoy!

B


The first shot is from "Felt Hat Day 1953":

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Brad Bowers

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The first shot is from "Felt Hat Day 1953":

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Thanks, buler, this is a great piece of documentation for hat boxes! The first documented existence of octagonal Dobbs boxes I could find was 1956 or 1957, can't remember which right now. I had always figured Hat Corp. switched all of their brands around that time, but here's proof that Cavanagh and Knox had already switched or else offered an octagonal alternative. Perhaps Dobbs offered both at this time, as well.

Brad
 

RBH

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Thanks Bill, that is the coolest site!

Here is a neat photo from 1911.

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From the site ‘’ Photograph of famed Mexican Revolution leader Pascual Orozco and other rebel soldiers. Pascual Orozco is in the center of the photo,’’
 

bowlerman

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These are wonderful. Is that Graham from Optimo in a former life? First pic, guy on the right!
Bottom pic looks just like Charlie Russel's hat.
 

The Wiser Hatter

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Photograph of Max Goldfine and Homer Stephenson holding a hat inside of Goldfine's department store. An advertisement for Resistol hats with a picture of Errol Flynn is on the wall behind them.
 

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