Straw Hat Collection (#4)

Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Washington, D.C. (1899?). [African American children on a school trip

Four boys posed at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1891 or 1892. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Four boys posed at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1891 or 1892. (One of them is holidng a poster reading Quaker Oats')

Elk Parade In Baltimore, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Elk Parade In Baltimore, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Elk Parade In Baltimore, 1916. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, American fraternal order founded in 1868

Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand At White House, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall

Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg... 1918
Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg, On The Battlefield, 1918. Meeting of old soldiers from the Union

La Parisienne, portrait of Irma, model at the Academie Julian, 1882. Creator: Maria Konstantinowka Bashkirtseff
La Parisienne, portrait of Irma, model at the Academie Julian, 1882

Constantine Brun, Ambassador From Denmark - Riding At Fort Myer, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Constantine Brun, Ambassador From Denmark - Riding At Fort Myer, 1916

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Exterior Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Exterior Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Exterior Scenes During Democratic National Convention, 1912

Democratic National Convention - At Left, Bennett Clark, Son of Champ Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - At Left, Bennett Clark, Son of Champ Clark, 1912

Thomas Howard Birch of New Jersey, Ambassador To Portugal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Thomas Howard Birch of New Jersey, US Ambassador To Portugal, 1913

U.S. Steel Corporation, Lindaburg, Richard, Ream, Norman B. Roberts, Percival, Gary... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
U.S. Steel Corporation, Richard Lindaburg, Norman B. Ream, Percival Roberts, and Elbert Henry Gary. [US businessmen: Norman Bruce Ream became a millionaire by investing in steel, railroads

Baseball, Professional - Score Board; Star Building, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Professional - Score Board; Star Building, 1917. Crowds looking at board showing scores in baseball match between Washington and New York

Chicago businessmen, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Chicago businessmen, between 1910 and 1920
Chicago businessmen, between 1910 and 1920. Left to right: A.W. Shaw, pub. System Mag [Arch Wilkinson Shaw, entrepreneur, editor and management theorist: publisher of System

Baseball, Professional - President Wilson Leaving Ball Park, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Professional - President Wilson Leaving Ball Park, 1913. US president Woodrow Wilson greets the crowds

Bulgarian Children, wounded at Kustendjeh, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bulgarian Children, wounded at Kustendjeh, 1854. Sketch by R. Trooping, 52nd Regiment, of child refugees on board H.M.S. Firebrand on the Black Sea during the Crimean War

French Soldiers and English Sailors Fraternising at Calais, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Soldiers and English Sailors Fraternising at Calais, 1854. Allied personnel in France before leaving to fight in the Crimean War....the soldiers crowded the cafes with which Calais abounds;

Portrait of Madame Arachequesne, 1831. Creator: Louis Hersent
Portrait of Madame Arachequesne, 1831

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client, Hayward, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward, California

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

Cotton sharecroppers, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce little, sell little, buy little

Women being transported from Memphis, Tennessee to an Arkansas plantation, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Women being transported from Memphis, Tennessee to an Arkansas plantation

Okitsu, Ejiri, Yui, and Fuchu, no. 5 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations... 1852
Okitsu, Ejiri, Yui, and Fuchu, no. 5 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)", 1852

Fashions for May - Straw Hats, for Promenade, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for May - Straw Hats, for Promenade, 1850. The broad-brimmed Straw Hat is for the promenade'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm

Farmer's daughter in the fields, farm in Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer's daughter in the fields. Farm in Georgia

Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia

On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left), in Komuso Attires, in the Play Sakaicho Soga Nendaiki

Kanbara: View of the Fuji River from Iwafuchi (Kanbara, Iwafuchi yori Fujikawa o, ... c. 1841/44)
Kanbara: View of the Fuji River from Iwafuchi (Kanbara, Iwafuchi yori Fujikawa o miru zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kume no Heinaizaemon Disguised as the Street Fortune-tel... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kume no Heinaizaemon Disguised as the Street Fortune-teller Kosaka Jinnai, in the Play Kotobuki Banzei Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1783

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Sakanoshita—No. 49, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido...c. 1847/52)
Sakanoshita--No. 49, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

The long line of Texas, Near Dallas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The long line of Texas. Near Dallas

Man Wearing a Straw Hat, 1905/06. Creator: Paul Cezanne
Man Wearing a Straw Hat, 1905/06

These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
These cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi

These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
These cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi

These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
These cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi

Candidate for congress (General Walter Faulkner) and a Tennessee farmer, Crossville, Tennessee
Candidate for congress (General Walter Faulkner) and a Tennessee farmer. Crossville, Tennessee

Delta cooperative farm, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi

The key figure in the 1936 presidential campaign, the American farmer, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The key figure in the 1936 presidential campaign, the American farmer. Oklahoma

Wife of a Mexican sharecropper near Bryan, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of a Mexican sharecropper near Bryan, Texas

Hillhouse, Mississippi Delta cooperative farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hillhouse, Mississippi Delta cooperative farm

South Carolina sharecropper, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
South Carolina sharecropper

Farmer who has just moved into impoverished Greene County, Georgia from the Georgia hills, 1937
Farmer who has just moved into impoverished Greene County, Georgia from the Georgia hills

American farmer near Durham, North Carolina, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
American farmer near Durham, North Carolina

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In the vibrant streets of Hoi An, Vietnam, a timeless accessory takes center stage - the straw hat. Originating from Southeast Asia, this iconic headgear has become synonymous with the region's rich cultural heritage. As you stroll along the seashore, transported back to 1909 through an oil painting on canvas titled "Strolling along the Seashore, " you can't help but notice locals donning their traditional straw hats. These lightweight and breathable accessories provide much-needed shade under the scorching Indochina sun. Traveling further back in time to backyard carnivals of the 1800s, one can spot men and women elegantly sporting their straw hats while enjoying festivities in style. The image evokes a sense of nostalgia for simpler times when these charming gatherings brought communities together. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterpiece "Luncheon of the Boating Party" captures a group of friends leisurely dining by a riverbank in 1880-81. Amongst them are individuals wearing straw hats that add an element of rustic charm to this idyllic scene. Moving away from paintings and into reality, we encounter street vendors peddling their wares on bicycles throughout Hanoi's bustling streets. A particular vendor catches our eye as she sells her vibrant flowers while shielding herself from sunlight with her trusty straw hat - a symbol of resilience amidst daily hustle and bustle. Delving deeper into history, we discover depictions of British Navy personnel during early 20th century battleships proudly adorning their uniforms with sturdy straw hats. These practical headpieces not only shielded sailors from harsh elements but also added a touch of maritime elegance to their attire. Elisabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun's self-portrait showcases her artistic talent alongside her choice of fashion: a delicate self portrait in a straw hat dating back to c1782 (1912). This artwork exemplifies how even renowned artists found inspiration in the simplicity and timeless appeal of straw hats.