I’ve always loved the Country Doctor photos and story. Sorry for the dumb question but what is the purpose of a slouch hat—I’ve always assumed it was so you could hoist a rifle or sword vertically but don’t really know. Cheers, DavidHemingway wearing a slouch hat on safari in Africa:
Bandit's Roost on Mulberry Street by Jacob Riis (1888):
"Country Doctor" by W. Eugene Smith (1948):
Historically speaking, that's what I've read most, i.e. the brim was pinned or otherwise attached to the crown on one side so that it wouldn't interfere with any weapon normally carried on a strap or sling over the shoulder.I’ve always loved the Country Doctor photos and story. Sorry for the dumb question but what is the purpose of a slouch hat—I’ve always assumed it was so you could hoist a rifle or sword vertically but don’t really know. Cheers, David
Hemingway wearing a slouch hat on safari in Africa:
Bandit's Roost on Mulberry Street by Jacob Riis (1888):
"Country Doctor" by W. Eugene Smith (1948):
But did you listen?Bandit's Roost looks like that dark alley they always warned me not to walk down.
Played with contrast & B/W a little to read "Gloves & Suspenders -- Gents Neck Wear""Circa 1890..This one has a LOT of hats (photo from my collection). View attachment 413073
April 8, 1976 dated (event on April 7) news-service photo (from my collection) of Presidential Candidate Ronald Reagan being presented a hat from Lubbock Mayor Roy Bass. From close examination of the photo, hat appears to be a Resistol.
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Knights of the Realm: Top left: Sir Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Top middle: Sir Michael Philip Jagger.
Top right: Sir Thomas Sean Connery. Bottom: Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
They are better known as: Elton John, Mick Jagger, Sean Connery & Michael Caine.
Eisenhower LOVED hats!!! I have several pictures in my collection of Ike, with hardly the same hat shown more than once......he wore quite a variety of styes too......(some kind of goofy, but fit the occasion).
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What have these four Americans have in common, both with each other, and with the four Brits?
David Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, and achieved the five-star rank of General of the Army.
Leslie Townes Hope was a British born, American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven "Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner.
Kevin Spacey Fowler is an American actor and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980's, obtaining supporting roles in film and television.
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the New Hollywood era and is currently the most commercially successful director of all time. Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards (with two for Best Director), a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award.
They are, like their British counterparts, Knights of the Realm.