Bowler Hats Collection

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in James W Hornes Beau Hunks (1931)
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Beau Hunks (1931)

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (Laurel & Hardy) in John G Blystones Swiss Miss (1938)
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (Laurel & Hardy)

A group of fishermen from Saltburn by the Sea, a small seaside town on the English north east coast, just south of its larger neighbour, Redcar. Early 1900s Fish where the fish are!

Lord Ninian Stuart (with cigarette) at the football match between Cardiff City and Swansea 23rd November 1908

Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. Creator: Pedro de Weyer
Man shows two children toys on the pavement outside a print shop, c.1875-c.1925. A man shows a toy horse to a boy holding a dog and a girl with a doll. Behind them three men look at a display of books

Riding And Hunt Club - Group, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Riding And Hunt Club - Group, 1915
Riding And Hunt Club - Group, 1915

Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. George A. Gray at Controls, at Left And Right are Richardson Brothers who built the plane; 2nd from Left is their uncle

Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan
Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915

Thomas Riley Marshall, John Austin Moon, Champ Clark Buying War Savings And Thrift Stamps, 1918
War Savings Stamps - Thomas Riley Marshall, John Austin Moon, Champ Clark Buying War Savings And Thrift Stamps, 1918. Marshall, Governor of Indiana, 1909 -1913; Vice President of The United States

Domicio Da Gama, Amb. E. & P. from Brazil; Romulo S. Naon, E.E. And M.P... 1914 Creator: Harris & Ewing
Domicio Da Gama, Ambassador E. & P. from Brazil; Romulo S. Naon, E.E. And M.P. from The Argentine, A.B.C. Mediators, 1914

Robert D. Heinl, Newspaper Correspondent - Left, with F.W. Taylor, Secretary To MacVeagh, 1913

Robert D. Heinl, Newspaper Correspondent - Left, with F.W. Taylor, Secretary To MacVeagh, 1913

Republican National Committee - Charles Frederick Brooker; William F. Stone, Sergeant-At... 1912
Republican National Committee - Charles Frederick Brooker; William F. Stone, Sergeant-At-Arms of The Committee; Ernest E. Hart, 1912

Republican National Committee - Charles F. Brooker; William F. Stone, Sergeant-At-Arms... 1912
Republican National Committee - Charles F. Brooker; William F. Stone, Sergeant-At-Arms of The Committee; Ernest E. Hart, 1912

Republican National Committee, Charles F. Brooker; Harry S. New; Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, 1912

Republican National Committee - Charles Frederick Brooker; Harry Stewart New; Franklin... 1912
Republican National Committee - Charles Frederick Brooker; Harry Stewart New; Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, 1912

Governors of States Some Not Ident - James F. Oyster And William F. Gude of Reception... 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Governors of States Some Not Ident - James F. Oyster And William F. Gude of Reception Committee Are with Governor In Front Auto, 1911. [US politicians in procession]

William Howard Taft Out For A Stroll with Archibald Butt...And Charles Dewey Hilles...1910 Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft Out For A Stroll with Archibald Butt, Military Aide, And Charles Dewey Hilles, Secretary To The President, 1910. [US President (centre) with Hilles (2nd left) and Butt (right)]

Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Attorney

Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Attorney

Artist's dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Artist's dinner, between 1910 and 1920
Artist's dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Men posing outside a building, sign on left reads: Member of United States Food Administration

British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920
British Labor Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Government officials in Washington, D.C. British Labor leaders who were sent to the United States on the invitation of the American Federation of Labor

Baltimore And Ohio Railway - Cabinet Officers Inspecting Saftey First Train: Redfield... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baltimore And Ohio Railway - Cabinet Officers Inspecting Safety First Train, 1917. US railway executives and politicians. Redfield; Gregory; Robert Lansing (centre in pale suit)

Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917
Newton D. Baker, between 1914 and 1917. Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (left), American lawyer, politician, and government official: mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; Secretary of War during World War One

Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917
Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917. USA. Naval officers and civilians on board a ship

Photographer at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Photographer at U.S
Photographer at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1913 and 1917. Man using a plate camera on a tripod. American politician Joseph Gurney Cannon on left

Horse Shows, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Horse Shows, between 1909 and 1914
Horse Shows, between 1909 and 1914

William Charles Adamson, Rep. from Georgia, with Simms of Tennessee, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Charles Adamson, Rep. from Georgia, with Simms [sic] of Tennessee, 1913. US politicians William Charles Adamson (right), Representative 3/4/97-12/18/17, and Thetus Willrette Sims

E.T. Boland with Brother, W.P. Boland, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. E.T. Boland with Brother, W.P. Boland, 1912
E.T. Boland with Brother, W.P. Boland, 1912

State Militia Adjutant Generals, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
State Militia Adjutant Generals, between 1910 and 1917

Federal Farm loan board, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Federal Farm loan board
Federal Farm loan board, between 1914 and 1918. American government officials

Army, U.S. Machine Gun Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Machine Gun Tests, 1918
Army, U.S. Machine Gun Tests, 1918. Officers and civilians watching

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, William Howard Taft and James Bryce, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sir Robert Baden-Powell, William Howard Taft and James Bryce, 1911. [British founder of the Boy Scouts movement Robert Baden-Powell; US President William Howard Taft; British ambassador to the United

Boy Scouts - Visit of Sir Robert Baden-Powell To D.C... 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Boy Scouts - Visit of Sir Robert Baden-Powell To [Washington] D.C. C.H. Livingstone; Baden-Powell; Taft; Amb. Bryce; Unidentified; James Sloane, 1911

Mason's International Congress of 33rd Degree, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mason's International Congress of 33rd Degree. Gibson; Dr. Paul Etier; Castellot; Jean Marie Raymond, 1912. [ [Freemasons. Grand Commander Jose Castellot?]

Frank Putnam Flint, Senator from California, Left, with Senator Thomas Staples... 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Frank Putnam Flint, Senator from California, 1905-1911, Left, with Senator Thomas Staples Martin, of Virginia, 1913. [US politicians: Frank Putnam Flint, Senator 1905-1911; lawyer Thomas S. Martin]

Governor, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Governor, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Governor, 1912. [US politicians]

Archibald Willingham Butt, Military Aide To President Taft - Garden Fete...1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Archibald Willingham Butt, Military Aide To President Taft - Garden Fete with President And Mrs. Taft, 1912. [Butt (left) with US president William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Herron Taft]

Benning Races - August Belmont; Mrs. Donald Cameron; Sec. Meyer. 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Benning Races - August Belmont; Mrs. Donald Cameron; Secretary Meyer, 1912. [Racecourse, Washington, DC: businessman and financier August Belmont; Elizabeth Sherman, wife of James Donald Cameron

Albert Baird Cummins, Governor of Iowa, (Right), 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Albert Baird Cummins, Governor of Iowa, (Right), 1911. [US politician Albert B. Cummins, Governor of Iowa, 1902-1908; Senator, 1908-1926]

Benning Races - August Belmont And Mrs. Donald Cameron, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Benning Races - August Belmont And Mrs. Donald Cameron, 1912. [Benning Race Track in Washington, D.C. opened in 1890. Businessman and financier August Belmont; Elizabeth Sherman

D. Helm, Right, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. D. Helm, Right, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
D. Helm, Right, 1911. [Also known as D.W. Helm]

Easter Crowds; St. John's, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Easter Crowds; St. John's, 1911
Easter Crowds; St. John's, [Washington DC], 1911. [People crowd the pavement for Easter service at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square

Columbus Memorial Construction, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Columbus Memorial Construction, 1912
Columbus Memorial Construction, 1912. [Carving of the world globe section of the Columbus Fountain, also known as the Columbus Memorial

Boy Scouts - Visit of Sir Robert Baden-Powell To DC Reviewing Parade: All Or Some of Foregoing
Boy Scouts - Visit of Sir Robert Baden-Powell To [Washington] D.C. Reviewing Parade: All Or Some of Foregoing, 1911. [US Army officer and aide Major Archibald Butt (in cap)

Founder of Boy Scouts Sir Robert Baden-Powell, William H. Taft, Archibald Willingham Butt, 1911. [US Army officer and aide Major Archibald Butt; British founder of the Boy Scouts movement Robert

Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Japanese Watching Tests... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Japanese Watching Tests: Comdr. Saito; Unidentified; Comdr. Tokutaro Hiroga; Col. K. Inouyo, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Baden-Powell Visit, [Washington, DC], 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baden-Powell Visit, [Washington, DC], 1911
Baden-Powell Visit, [Washington, DC], 1911. [British founder of the Boy Scouts movement Robert Baden-Powell; US Army officer

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"Bowler Hats: A Timeless Fashion Statement and Iconic Symbol" they have stood the test of time, transcending generations and cultures. From their appearances in classic films like "Beau Hunks" (1931) featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, to "Swiss Miss" (1938), where Laurel & Hardy showcased their comedic genius, these hats became synonymous with style. But it wasn't just Hollywood that embraced the bowler hat's charm. In a small seaside town on the English coast called Saltburn by the Sea, a group of fishermen donned these iconic headpieces as they set sail into the vast ocean, adding an air of sophistication to their rugged profession. Even Lord Ninian Stuart couldn't resist its allure as he watched a football match between Cardiff City. Puffing on his cigarette, he effortlessly merged elegance with sportiness while sporting this timeless accessory. The bowler hat's influence extended beyond humans; even adorable Saint Bernard puppies were seen wearing miniature versions of these black hats. It was undeniable proof that this fashion statement knew no bounds. In early 1900s Cornwall, at places like Cattle Market in Castle Hill or during vibrant events like Can Can Dancers' performances in Lostwithiel, locals proudly showcased their individuality through bowler hats. These head-turning moments captured both tradition and modernity colliding harmoniously. Laurel and Hardy epitomized comedy during Hollywood's golden age. Their impeccable comic timing paired perfectly with their signature bowler hats - an inseparable part of their iconic personas. Across the Atlantic Ocean in New York City, St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue witnessed thousands adorning bowlers as they celebrated Irish heritage amidst a sea of green attire back in 1909 – forever etching this accessory into history books. Not limited to celebratory occasions alone, unidentified sewer workers posed above ground for a photograph around 1911, proudly wearing their bowler hats.