Southern straw hat images

[hanktrent]

I'm looking for images of the classic southern wide-brimmed, low-crowned men's straw hat, like in the cartoon here (the man on the left of course):

http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq59/yankeetown_2008/slave-cartoon.jpg

Of course it might be a felt hat in the drawing--who knows from a cartoon--but I'm looking for information on a straw one in a style similar to that. I'm hoping for enough details so I can actually tell when a reproduction is a good one, like the inside finishing as well as the outside.

All the previous threads I can find on this topic are old, with broken links, or not that kind of hat, or are links to modern makers. I've checked the Museum of Fine Arts Boston site and similar museum collections online, and looked at more 1910 boaters, women's hats, straw top hats, and reproduction hats than I ever want to, but can't find photos of original broad-brimmed typically southern-style straw hats.

How does one tell if a reproduction is a good one? What are people basing their research on?

Hank Trent
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[Jessamyn]

This will be of limited help - I realize it's not really the type of hat you're looking for - but halfway down this page is a hat supposedly from the Civil War era worn by a sailor on the USS Mahopec.

http://www.snyderstreasures.com/pages/finecollectibles.htm

I supply the link because at least it's a broad-brimmed men's straw, and there are good detail images of the braid, the banding, and the inside.

[hanktrent]

Thank you! That's very helpful, and much more detail than anything I was able to find.

Hank Trent
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[Donna Rowan]

Is this one? Not great detail, but proof men wore them then. http://mikemedhurst.com/Image_pages/09011ManHoldingStrawHat.html or at least carried them around. Kiddy version? http://finedags.com/archives/salon_archive/D07-142A.htm hope they help.

[hanktrent]

That top view is nice! Not a common angle, and shows the proportions nicely. Thanks.

Hank Trent
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[shawnra]

Search straw under subject and a few images of what you are looking for should come up.

http://daguerreian.org/fm3/searchnea.php

[hanktrent]

Search straw under subject and a few images of what you are looking for should come up.

Very nice! That's a great site overall that I wasn't aware of. Thanks!

Hank Trent
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[Ginny Hardcastle]

Hank,

Jessamyn posted a link to this movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rW_V9QWRRo.  There is a gentleman who is wearing a straw hat that appears (to me) to be very similar to the straw hats posted in this thread.  You may want to look at the clip.  It may be helpful to you as the hat can be viewed from many angles.

Ginny

[mmescher]

This past Saturday we met a young lady, Sarah McKee, at an event in Carnegie, PA, who indicated she could make such a hat.  You would need to provide her with some measurements for size and the illustration of the hat.  Her website is hhmm.art.officelive.com (but you have to view it before April 30 midnight because she indicated officelive is ceasing operations and she hasn't made arrangements for a new server yet) and she can be reached at sarahjolh@hotmail.com

Michael Mescher

[Donna Rowan]

Also, if all else fails you can p.m. me and I can reach her at any almost any   time. It was nice meeting you and your lovely wife this weekend Mr. Mescher

[hanktrent]

Thanks everybody. I got a hat.

Hank Trent
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