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The Wiser Hatter
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from the film "Easy To Get" 1920
with Marguerite Clark and Harrison Ford. Directed by Walter Edwards. Paramount.
The Wiser Hatter
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The Wiser Hatter
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Shutter Island
m0nk
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Is that William Powell wearing a cap? Good find!
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I think that's from "I Love You Again," 1940, with Myrna Loy. Either that or "One Way Passage."
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FSA photo from the 1940s in Durham NC.
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1940 census taker.
danofarlington
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The ethos I get from all these photos is that in the 30s and 40s when all classes of men wore hats, but especially for the working class, it's like a statement that they are independent contractors out there, in business, with a place in society that deserved recognition. In other words, "don't treat me like a factory drone or galley slave, but like an independent contractor."
"I have a say in what I do, and it's not just up to you, Mr. Employer, to dictate what I do and where I go. I can come and go as I please, and it's to your advantage to deal with me that way." Maybe I over-interpret, but that's the feeling I get seeing those pictures.
"I have a say in what I do, and it's not just up to you, Mr. Employer, to dictate what I do and where I go. I can come and go as I please, and it's to your advantage to deal with me that way." Maybe I over-interpret, but that's the feeling I get seeing those pictures.
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The Wiser Hatter
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Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey in Out of the Past (1947)
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Jane Greer, what a babe!
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danofarlington
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Isn't it Hedy Lamar? I was thinking the same thing, with a different name attached. The heck with Robert Mitchum. He's just clutter there.
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No, not Hedy. She was nice too though.
( I always think of Blazing Saddles when I see Hedy Lamarr).
( I always think of Blazing Saddles when I see Hedy Lamarr).
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All I could find on this was 1938 in Colorado.
Dont you just love those less than perfect creases.
Dont you just love those less than perfect creases.
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All I could find on this was 1938 in Colorado.
Dont you just love those less than perfect creases.
Where's the whip?
