Hats

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Interview covers the history of the Imperial Cap Co.

Abstract May Company advertisement for a sale on hats. The advertisement has drawings of two men with hats and is advertising the sale of the hats for $3.85. There is ink on the reverse of the card because this is an example of an ''advertising blotter.'' David May immigrated to Colorado from Bavaria and started his first clothing store in Leadville in 1887. Later David May opened branches of his store in Irwin, Central City and Denver, Colorado. David May was an active supporter of National Jewish...

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Series 2 contains physical memorabilia, including banners, t-shirts, plasic cups, and other college life miscellania.

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A navy blue circular plastic ''straw'' hat that was meant to be worn on the back of the crown of the head. Four plaid taffeta bows in blue, navy, red and yellow surround three-quarters of the brim. The inside of the hat has plum colored grosgrain ribbon and black plasticized ''horsehair'' for pinning the hat to the head. The interior label reads: ''Milgrim.''

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The hat features a circular center with petal shapes going outward. The entire outside of the hat is purple velvet that is wired at the edge and has been manipulated into a shape referred to as ''wired wings''. The inside has light blue taffeta over buckram and a light blue grosgrain ribbon hat band. The interior label reads: ''Kate Ferretti Denver''. From the top view, the hat is meant to resemble a daisy.

Abstract Sam Stoole was born in Denver in 1910 and graduated from the University of Colorado School of Engineering. He worked as an engineer for the State of Colorado for seven years. In the early 1940s, he began commercial construction and founded the Sam Stoole Construction Company. Buildings built by Sam included Denver Public schools, Neusteter's Department store in downtown Denver, and several Holiday Inns. He taught wrestling to underprivileged teenagers at JCC in the 1940s. The collection...

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Photograph of 100+ University of Denver students at an unidentified pep rally wearing uniformed hats and cowboyish outfits, circa 1950. Some of the students are holding trombones and all of the students are on bleachers at an unidentified stadium.

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The image depicts three unidentified students holding out their hand to grab a DU hat at the University of Denver freshman orientation week, circa 1950.

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The image is of an unidentified female student at the University of Denver, wearing a white hat, circa 1890. The image is cut into the shape of an oval and is mounted on black cardboard with a frame around the imag that looks like a rope that ties into a bow above the image.

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The image depicts six unidentified individuals wearing identical hats and dancing, while a large banner hangs on the wall above them reading: "Welcome Curtis Cuties", at an unidentified location, affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1970.