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Man in hat and suit holdings 4 large onions on his forearms and hands. Colorado Agricultural College. 1928.

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He was probably a Shriner & those were Vidalia onions.
 
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He was probably a Shriner & those were Vidalia onions.

Sorry, Jack. Can't be Vidalias.

Vidalia onion growers have protected their brand, and today all onions labelled Vidalia must be grown in one of thirteen different counties in Georgia or in specific portions of seven other counties. Because of their taste and reputation, they are able to command an increased price in the marketplace.
 
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Maybe it was a collegiate style. This one is worn by Mr. James R. Miller, Editorial Head for Experiment Station, Colorado State University. 1937.

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I'm enamored with these 1930s creases. High crowns, a little rumpled. I need some top down images. I am enjoying these Colorado Land Grant institution images, are they on their website? I'll have to check them out.
 
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Sorry, Jack. Can't be Vidalias.

Vidalia onion growers have protected their brand, and today all onions labelled Vidalia must be grown in one of thirteen different counties in Georgia or in specific portions of seven other counties. Because of their taste and reputation, they are able to command an increased price in the marketplace.
+1 Onion Porn.
 
This Colorado State University site has lots of great pics from just the little I've dug around in there. The "Feeders Day" (cattle, sheep, lamb) photos have wonderful images of small groups of gentlemen (and ladies) that show wonderful hats, suits and outerwear. I'd post them all here, but the images are pretty big and this page would take forever to load.

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Enjoy:

http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/uhpc/results.php?q=feeders+day&submit=Search&page=2
 
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This Colorado State University site has lots of great pics from just the little I've dug around in there. The "Feeders Day" (cattle, sheep, lamb) photos have wonderful images of small groups of gentlemen (and ladies) that show wonderful hats, suits and outerwear. I'd post them all here, but the images are pretty big and this page would take forever to load.

UHPCSNP_6580.jpg


Enjoy:

http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/uhpc/results.php?q=feeders+day&submit=Search&page=2
I'll spend some time on their site. I may contact them Archivist to Archivist to see what they have that has not been digitized yet. Love the Jodpurs on the guy second from the right. Great hats in this image, lots to digest.
 

moontheloon

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I'm enamored with these 1930s creases. High crowns, a little rumpled. I need some top down images. I am enjoying these Colorado Land Grant institution images, are they on their website? I'll have to check them out.
From my studies up until around the mid 30s all you see are center creases .... around the mid 30s a lot of the wide creases start popping up pretty commonly
 
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This Colorado State University site has lots of great pics from just the little I've dug around in there. The "Feeders Day" (cattle, sheep, lamb) photos have wonderful images of small groups of gentlemen (and ladies) that show wonderful hats, suits and outerwear. I'd post them all here, but the images are pretty big and this page would take forever to load.

UHPCSNP_6580.jpg


Enjoy:

http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/uhpc/results.php?q=feeders+day&submit=Search&page=2
Two guys have on knee-high boots...if I was one of those sheep I'd be a little worried!
 

Michael A

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A man, wearing a hat and farm clothes, stands in a barnyard holding a white chicken in his arms. In the background, an automobile is parked. Colorado Agricultural College. 1927.

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The felt on the brim is this hat looks like it is about a quarter inch thick

Maybe it was a collegiate style. This one is worn by Mr. James R. Miller, Editorial Head for Experiment Station, Colorado State University. 1937.

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And this one looks like a 64th inch.

Great collection of photos Bob. I went to CSU for about a half a year, long, long ago.

Michael
 
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From my studies up until around the mid 30s all you see are center creases .... around the mid 30s a lot of the wide creases start popping up pretty commonly
And crease clips! Still needing a couple of those. Mostly I see this in the teens and twenties, but an occasional 'old timer' still using them on his old beater hat in pictures during the early 1930s.
 

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