The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

[carouselvic]

African-american of the famed "buffalo soldier" regiment at the Helena capital dedication in 1902

 

[carouselvic]

Stockyard@ Kansas City

 

[gtdean48]

African-american of the famed "buffalo soldier" regiment at the Helena capital dedication in 1902

Like that crease in the foreground, front left corner...

 

[carouselvic]

 

[carouselvic]

 

[Joao Encarnado]

That is a gigantic topper!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

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[T Jones]

That is a gigantic topper!

May be a little snug on you but if you put it on a hat stretcher over night it might loosen up a little to fit you in the morning.

 

[Blackthorn]

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That would be a great addition to the Vintage Caps thread.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

May be a little snug on you but if you put it on a hat stretcher over night it might loosen up a little to fit you in the morning.

ah ah ah

 

[carouselvic]

Saloon in Madison County, Montana ~circa 1890

 

[89quattro]

Saloon in Madison County, Montana ~circa 1890

^^^ Interesting how the bar scenes in John Wayne movies were so much prettier.
…Kentucky Dew anyone?

 

[BobHufford]

Fred Bear -- pretty well known for the hat.

 

[Zombie_61]

^^^ Interesting how the bar scenes in John Wayne movies were so much prettier...

Most real saloons in the "old west" were pretty simple affairs, usually thrown together with whatever the owner could scrape together. And no one in that photo is wearing a stereotypical "Hollywood cowboy" hat.

 

[carouselvic]

Fred Bear -- pretty well known for the hat.

The Man In The Borsalino Hat

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Saloon in Madison County, Montana ~circa 1890

And the game is 3-Cushion Billiards. The table has no pockets.

 

[Bamaboots]

And the game is 3-Cushion Billiards. The table has no pockets.

Good eye, Hurricane.

 

[hatsRme]

That is a gigantic topper!

What's the brim width, Joao?!!

 

[hatsRme]

And the game is 3-Cushion Billiards. The table has no pockets.

We had one when I was a kid. It was originally my father's family's table. Good slate lasts quite a while!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

What's the brim width, Joao?!!

Maybe 4"? 5"?
The crown is unmeasurable.