When I was home over Christmas, my parents showed me some newly acquired photographs of my Dad, uncles, and grandfather in 1940’s Butte, Montana. I was loving it because I haven’t seen very many from when my Dad was a small child, and hardly any of my grandfather as a younger man. I was able to upload the digital copies and immediately ordered prints for myself.
I framed the photo above to put on my wall (my Dad is the little guy on the left) because I like having them all standing side-by-side together. Although the one with my Dad wearing a kid-sized fedora is pretty awesome, as is the one of him wearing overalls and a sailor hat. I think we don’t wear hats nearly as stylishly as they did back then, don’t you?
What great photos! I looked through all of them on Flickr. I can’t believe how much your nephew looks like your dad!
No, and it’s such a shame. Remember when nobody (male or female) would go out without a hat on? (Not that I ACTUALLY remember it, but you know). People in general have lost a ton of style over the last fifty years.
Kristen, I know — isn’t it uncanny? :)
Tina, I totally agree — somehow everyone looks a little more dapper in a nice hat!