Bowler Hat Collection (page 9)

Cover of Monsieur magazine, March 1921 (pochoir print)
STC270925 Cover of Monsieur magazine, March 1921 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Gentlemen at the races, front cover of Monsieur magazine, pub. March 1921 (pochoir print)
STC312859 Gentlemen at the races, front cover of Monsieur magazine, pub. March 1921 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

Head of an Old Man, 1896 (oil on canvas)
TW426763 Head of an Old Man, 1896 (oil on canvas) by McEune, Robert Ernest (1876-1952); 51.8x41.1 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

At the races, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 34, pub. Easter 1920 (pochoir print)
STC312851 At the races, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 34, pub. Easter 1920 (pochoir print) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A Day at the Races, 1926 (oil on canvas)
WH48421 A Day at the Races, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); 54x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Maurice Taquoy); Photo © Whitford & Hughes, London, UK

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1913 (b/w photo)
1766076 Franklin D.Roosevelt, 1913 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

Italian futurist artists in Paris 1912 (b/w photo)
1744914 Italian futurist artists in Paris 1912 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Futurism: Luigi Russolo (1885-1947), Carlo Carra (1881-1966)

Slogan: "Soft boots, Ecuyere, Chantilly, Souvaroff, see Maison Fretin. ", 1880 (chromolithography)
7309371 Slogan: "Soft boots, Ecuyere, Chantilly, Souvaroff, see Maison Fretin. ", 1880 (chromolithography) by French School

Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) in Charlot (b/w photo)
1705897 Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) in Charlot (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Style of Married Couples (poster)
2904198 Style of Married Couples (poster) by Caldanzano, Luigi (1880-1928); (add.info.: Married man and woman standing, man with a cane)

l Emoi, 1894 (woodcut)
615514 l Emoi, 1894 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 18x22.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Frank Vizetelly, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
Frank Vizetelly, ca. 1860-1865

White, Richard Grant, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
White, Richard Grant, ca. 1860-1865

Hawker from London Types, published by William Heinemann, 1898 (colour litho)
CSM73853 Hawker from London Types, published by William Heinemann, 1898 (colour litho) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London; © Central St

Man with a Tulip (Portrait of Jean Metzinger), 1906 (oil on canvas)
602076 Man with a Tulip (Portrait of Jean Metzinger), 1906 (oil on canvas) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); 72.4x48.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Homecoming, 1918 (oil on canvas)
823309 The Homecoming, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Leyendecker, Joseph Christian (1874-1951); 71.6x107.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Homecoming. Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951)

Flowers for the Lady, 1930 (oil on canvas laid on board)
823281 Flowers for the Lady, 1930 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Leyendecker, Joseph Christian (1874-1951); 68x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flowers for the Lady)

Self portrait with camera, tripod and pistol, 1886 (lantern slide)
2971367 Self portrait with camera, tripod and pistol, 1886 (lantern slide) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Flora Stieglitz Straus

Stereoscopic card depicting a photographer viewing through a stereoview above 5th Avenue, New York, c
617884 Stereoscopic card depicting a photographer viewing through a stereoview above 5th Avenue, New York, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 617834) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940)

Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas)
657589 Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a Woman in a Cart. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

Retreat: winner of the Doncaster Cup, c. 1884 (oil on canvas)
7240787 Retreat: winner of the Doncaster Cup, c.1884 (oil on canvas) by Lacretelle, Jean Edouard (1817-1900); 49.5x59 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

"It has been the fastest one of its type in the world for almost a week now"(litho)
7168514 " It has been the fastest one of its type in the world for almost a week now" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

CafeScene, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Cafe Scene, 1870/91

Three Card Trick, Epsom, n. d. Creator: Philip William May
Three Card Trick, Epsom, n.d

A Drinking Bar, n. d. Creator: Philip William May
A Drinking Bar, n.d

St Giles Market
London costermonger Joseph Carney sells fresh herring from his barrow in the street market between Seven Dials and Five Dials in London, 1877

At the Rouart s, 1900 (b / w photo)
7064068 At the Rouart s, 1900 (b/w photo) by Rouart, Ernest (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: From left to right, back to front: Saint-Maurice, Lalo, Poujaud, Alexis Rouart (1869-1921)

A Talk with the Keeper, May 25, 1881. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
A Talk with the Keeper, May 25, 1881. Albumen print

Self-Portrait with camera, tripod and pistol, 1886. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Self-Portrait with camera, tripod and pistol, 1886. A work made of lantern slide

The "Wall Worker", 1881. Creator: John Thomson
The " Wall Worker", 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 2 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Le Bon Graveur, Adolphe Albert, 1898 (lithograph on wove paper)
991101 Le Bon Graveur, Adolphe Albert, 1898 (lithograph on wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 34x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bon Graveur, Adolphe Albert)

Self Portrait, 1918 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
822908 Self Portrait, 1918 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Ufer, Walter (1876-1936); 31.5x27.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Self Portrait. Walter Ufer (1876-1936)

Portrait of Franz Kafka, (1883 - 1924) (photo)
3557535 Portrait of Franz Kafka, (1883 - 1924) (photo) by Czech School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Hans Richter, Austrian-Hungarian conductor (b / w photo)
6030546 Hans Richter, Austrian-Hungarian conductor (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Richter (1843-1916)

A Tourist Hanging in a Crevasse in the Alps, from Le Petit Parisien
STC373767 A Tourist Hanging in a Crevasse in the Alps, from Le Petit Parisien, 23rd August 1891 (litho) by Dete, Beltrand and Clair-Guyot, E. (fl)

Unidentified sewer workers pose above ground, New York, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078798 Unidentified sewer workers pose above ground, New York, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Immigrants at Battery Park, New York, N. Y. c. 1900 (b / w photo)
847332 Immigrants at Battery Park, New York, N.Y. c.1900 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Portrait of Miss Walsh with a horse and a miniature poodle at Villa di Montefonte
494193 Portrait of Miss Walsh with a horse and a miniature poodle at Villa di Montefonte, in the Poggio Imperiale area of Florence, c.1890 (glass plate) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); Alinari

"If I should die think only this of me... ", c.1914-18 (sepia photo)
STC406797 " If I should die think only this of me...", c.1914-18 (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jacques Doucet as a young man, c. 1870-90 (b / w photo)
473783 Jacques Doucet as a young man, c.1870-90 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) was a French fashion designer

A piano by Ricca & Son Piano Co. with a man adjacent holding up part of the piano works
MNY381279 A piano by Ricca & Son Piano Co. with a man adjacent holding up part of the piano works, 1907 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Finance Minister Jose Yves Limantour arrives in New York, March 1911 (b / w photo)
STC375650 Finance Minister Jose Yves Limantour arrives in New York, March 1911 (b/w photo) by Thompson, Paul (fl.c.1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: from The Wind that Swept Mexico)

Father tries the Lockstep (b / w photo)
3102763 Father tries the Lockstep (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father tries the Lockstep)

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"The Bowler Hat: A Timeless Icon for an Audience of One" From Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times (1936) to Naunton Wayne as Blakeworth, the bowler hat has graced the heads of many iconic figures throughout history. It symbolizes a bygone era, evoking images of Mr. Churchill contemplating the ruins of the House of Commons after it was bombed in May 1941. But this humble headpiece is not limited to political leaders and film stars alone and has also been worn by everyday heroes like bus drivers and special constables, who received medals at Petworth Park in March 1930. Its versatility knows no bounds, as seen when a man donning a bowler hat crossed Niagara Falls while inside a barrel—an illustration from Le Petit Journal that captured both daring and style. In popular culture, Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy sported these hats in the beloved George and Mildred TV programme from 1976. The London Docks became their backdrop—a testament to how this accessory transcends time and place. The bowler hat even found its way into art forms such as Ken Russell's Troubadour: The Penny Farthing Bicycle photo series from 2006. This whimsical juxtaposition showcases how tradition can merge with modernity effortlessly. Let us not forget Mr Gutbush, The Swanley Station Master from 1938—his trusty bowler hat completing his distinguished look while overseeing train operations. So why should you get ahead? Get a hat. Because whether you're strolling through history or making your mark on contemporary society, the timeless charm of the bowler hat will always be there to elevate your style—and ensure that you stand out among an audience of one.