Hats off! Attention men! The national straw hat wearer's association appears on the scene in Washington, D.C. The rules say: wear your straw hat when it is hot. Don't bother about the set dates. Remember, a straw hat on the head is cooler than a straw in

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Hats off! Attention men! The national straw hat wearer's association appears on the scene in Washington, D.C. The rules say: wear your straw hat when it is hot. Don't bother about the set dates. Remember, a straw hat on the head is cooler than a straw in the store." Here we have the national officers, reading left to right: Frank S. Hoght, first Vice President and Managing Director of the Willard Hotel; Edwin Callow, President and Leroy Goff, second Vice President. Kemper F. Cowing is National Secretary

 

1928 May 9.

 

1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

 

Notes:

Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve.

On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line.

Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

 

Subjects:

United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)

 

Format: Glass negatives.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Part Of: Harris & Ewing photograph collection (DLC) 2009632509

 

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.34875

 

Call Number: LC-H2- B-2679

 

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