Roosevelt's 1912 Campaign

[mayserwegener]

Many great hats in this one. I especially noticed the Velour starting at the 1.14 mark.

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/video/2055185675/

 

[alanfgag]

Very interesting archive, Steve... when I first saw that velour I thought maybe you had Zelig'd yourself in. It's the clearest seen hat in the film. That curled brim boater style (straw?) in the foreground later on is interesting too. I was hungry to see it better.

Thanks for sharing!
Alan

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

And there seems to have been a Canadian in the crowd: 1:00 - 1:05, modified (Canadian style) Montana bash...

 

[mayserwegener]

Very interesting archive, Steve... when I first saw that velour I thought maybe you had Zelig'd yourself in. It's the clearest seen hat in the film. That curled brim boater style (straw?) in the foreground later on is interesting too. I was hungry to see it better.

Thanks for sharing!
Alan

Could be an Austrian Velour. This is the time period when they became popular.