Just in case you still haven’t decided on a proper chapeau for the Kentucky Derby… We now present to you a Flickr collection from the Truman Library all about hats. The Library has many photos of First Lady Bess Truman wearing hats, and the archivists culled their holdings for images of men and women in history wearing hats.  According to Bess’s best friend, Mary Paxton, “Bess had more stylish hats than the rest of us did, or she wore them with more style…”  Here’s a photo of the BFFs, Bess and Mary in 1901.  Bess is on the left, wearing a hat with a large ruffle and feather. More - Hats from the Archives
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Just in case you still haven’t decided on a proper chapeau for the Kentucky Derby…

We now present to you a Flickr collection from the Truman Library all about hats.

The Library has many photos of First Lady Bess Truman wearing hats, and the archivists culled their holdings for images of men and women in history wearing hats. 

According to Bess’s best friend, Mary Paxton, “Bess had more stylish hats than the rest of us did, or she wore them with more style…”  Here’s a photo of the BFFs, Bess and Mary in 1901.  Bess is on the left, wearing a hat with a large ruffle and feather.

More - Hats from the Archives

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