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Attempting to put together an often conflicting timeline. If you can add to it with sources, please do so.
Amon Giles Carter (1879–1955):
A Chronology
1925
Purchases 780 acres of land along the shores of Lake Worth from the heirs of George Reynolds, a pioneer rancher. Builds a house and names the property Shady Oak; eventually installs other buildings and historical artifacts on the property to recall his early years. Over the next thirty years, Shady Oak is visited by some of the world’s richest and most famous people, including Charles Lindbergh and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Carter becomes famous for presenting his visitors with short-brim Stetsons that he dubs the “Shady Oak Hat.” If the visitor already has a hat, Carter performs a trade; in this way, he builds a collection of hats for himself.
https://www.cartermuseum.org/sites/all/files/about/acm_agc_timeline.pdf
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Fort Worth: Outpost on the Trinity
By Oliver Knight
"Not only is Amon Carter's narrow-brimmed Stetson his trade-mark, it has become an identifying mark for his cronies and the dignitaries who come to Ft. Worth. For every important guest is asked to leave his old hat behind and wear a brand new hat presented by Carter--a Shady Oak hat made of Stetson manufacture. The old hat left behind, many of them military caps, are those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Charles Lindbergh, John Garner' Otto Kahn, Robert Lovett, W. S. Knudsen, former President of General Motors, Walter McLucas, outstanding Detroit banker, Generals Eisenhower, H. H. Arnold, James Doolittle, "Tooy" Spaatz, and Jonathan Wainwright, and Admirals Stark, Halsey, and Nimitz."
"The Shady Oak hat takes its name from his farm at Lake Worth..."
https://books.google.com/books?id=K...QIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Amon Carter Stetson&f=true
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Former Star-Telegram Publisher Amon Carter Sr. came up with a Peters Bros. design known as the “Shady Oak,” sort of a cross between a Western style and a businessman’s fedora.
He bestowed them on dignitaries and celebrities who visited his ranch of the same name.
Since 1923, the hats have been given to nine presidents, ending with President Bill Clinton, Joe Peters Jr. said.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/...-stock-show/article3842906.html#storylink=cpy
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Amon Giles Carter (1879–1955):
A Chronology
1925
Purchases 780 acres of land along the shores of Lake Worth from the heirs of George Reynolds, a pioneer rancher. Builds a house and names the property Shady Oak; eventually installs other buildings and historical artifacts on the property to recall his early years. Over the next thirty years, Shady Oak is visited by some of the world’s richest and most famous people, including Charles Lindbergh and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Carter becomes famous for presenting his visitors with short-brim Stetsons that he dubs the “Shady Oak Hat.” If the visitor already has a hat, Carter performs a trade; in this way, he builds a collection of hats for himself.
https://www.cartermuseum.org/sites/all/files/about/acm_agc_timeline.pdf
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Fort Worth: Outpost on the Trinity
By Oliver Knight
"Not only is Amon Carter's narrow-brimmed Stetson his trade-mark, it has become an identifying mark for his cronies and the dignitaries who come to Ft. Worth. For every important guest is asked to leave his old hat behind and wear a brand new hat presented by Carter--a Shady Oak hat made of Stetson manufacture. The old hat left behind, many of them military caps, are those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Charles Lindbergh, John Garner' Otto Kahn, Robert Lovett, W. S. Knudsen, former President of General Motors, Walter McLucas, outstanding Detroit banker, Generals Eisenhower, H. H. Arnold, James Doolittle, "Tooy" Spaatz, and Jonathan Wainwright, and Admirals Stark, Halsey, and Nimitz."
"The Shady Oak hat takes its name from his farm at Lake Worth..."
https://books.google.com/books?id=K...QIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Amon Carter Stetson&f=true
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Former Star-Telegram Publisher Amon Carter Sr. came up with a Peters Bros. design known as the “Shady Oak,” sort of a cross between a Western style and a businessman’s fedora.
He bestowed them on dignitaries and celebrities who visited his ranch of the same name.
Since 1923, the hats have been given to nine presidents, ending with President Bill Clinton, Joe Peters Jr. said.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/...-stock-show/article3842906.html#storylink=cpy
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