Hoyt Clagwell
One of the Regulars
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This is my grandfather(as in "Have some faith"),two uncles and neighbour back at his farm after a succesful northern hunt in 1952. Grandpa is on the right, next to his truck.
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My grandfather in the Drumright Oklahoma oil fields in 1932 with his crew. He is in front on rightl
Not one hard hat in the bunch!
How anyone could wear a white shirt and silverbelly stetson in an oilfield is beyond me.
Limited colour choices and very hot days Im guessing. The white and silverbelly would be the coolest.
Great pictures Dan!
Young musician at Skyline Farms, Alabama, 1937
Farm Security Administration-Ben Shahn
See? The second guy on the right supports my belief that "high crowns are a Southern thing." That was reported on this site by the wife of someone a year or two ago, when commenting on how high his hat crown was. The wife was said to have said, high crowns are a Southern thing, and I think that's right. My best fedora is from a Southwestern Virginia hatmaker who seems to make exclusively high-crown hats, as is the custom I bought from him. Obviously he's into that style, and now I am too. I think that by and large, tall crowns are a Southern thing.