My great-grandfather in hat, c. 1948

[David Conwill]

I have been scanning photographs of family as of late, and though people might be interested to see this one. Aside from some very early photos of my great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather in bowlers at the turn of the century, this is the only "hat" photo I've got:

Taken in Chicago sometime in the spring of 1948 (probably June, since it's my great-uncle's wedding).

-Dave

 

[animator]

I like that hat!

 

[Cascadian]

Yes, the hat's pretty sharp. I like his glasses, too.

 

[toobacat]

That is a nice hat, it reminds me of the hats my grandfather wore.

 

[HungaryTom]

A classy panama hat

Dave,

Thanks for posting this photo!


Tom

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Hey, DC - who you tryin' to kid!???.... that's a Joseph P. Kennedy impersonator! Reenacting must run in the family! lol

-dixon cannon

 

[DanielJones]

Taken in Chicago sometime in the spring of 1948 (probably June, since it's my great-uncle's wedding).

-Dave

Great looking hat. They look like a very classy couple.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[David Conwill]

Great looking hat. They look like a very classy couple.

Cheers!

Dan

I don't know about "classy", they were just working class folks from Chicago. Great-grandpa Conwill was a retired cavalryman and captain of the guards at the Field Museum of Natural History. I do believe they were decent folks, however, and they certainly raised my grandfather to be a great man.

Grandpa Conwill went to college on a basketball scholarship and was a career Air Force officer - I think he single handedly lifted my branch into the middle class. He's my hero and I miss him:

(To keep things on-topic, you'll note he's also wearing a hat. I've never seen a picture of him wearing a fedora, however, just his WWII service cap, this pith helmet, and flat caps when I was a kid).

-Dave

 

[MAB1]

Sharp stuff fer sure.

 

[RBH]

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