Figure 1.-- Here we see two American brothers wearing what we call sun hats about 1930. The boys are wearing knicker suits. We know it is spring becaise the tulips are blooming. Notice how one boy hs his brim down and the other his brim up. The boys wear knickers suits. Notive the one bouy's bright patterned knee socks.

This is one of several hats that we are not entirely sure what to call. For now we will call them sun hats. Perhaps a HBC reader will have some idea of the correct name for these hats. They were made in different materials, but not staw. We note both both soft hats that could be folded off as well as hats with stiffer crowns. We see boys wearing them with both the brims down and up. We are mot entirely sure about the chronology of these hats, but seem to see them in America mostly in the early 20th century. They were usually light-colored hats, but se see a few dark hats as well. We see boys wearing these hats mostly during the summer which is one reason we call them sun hats, but we note a few photographs of boys wearing them with coats as well. A good example is Tinsley Armstrong about 1910.

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