Showing posts with label when men smoked pipes and wore hats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label when men smoked pipes and wore hats. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Pipe smoker: Roy Hardesty

Joe Gillan and Roy Hardesty (with pipe) of the Texas Rangers, photographed in Mexia, Texas in 1923.  Thanks to Traces of Texas (Facebook link).

Saturday, October 11, 2014

A picturesque but unnamed pipe smoker

A man of the Svan people with traditional dagger and long pipe in the village of Mestia in the mountains of Georgia, Russian Empire, circa 1888-1900.

via My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning

Thursday, July 10, 2014

"Mr. West and his fine mustache"

Mr West, and his fine moustache, on a duck shooting trip in Sindh, India. From a British holiday album, 1906, with more here: bit.ly/U5btiM
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Arab man smoking pipe


Photograph by Félix Bonfils, late 1800s.

Félix Bonfils links:
Wikipedia
Museum Syndicate

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Pipe Smoker: Andrew Jacobs Sr.

Andrew Jacobs (1906 - 1992)

Andrew Jacobs was a lawyer and judge from Indiana, who also served one term in the United States House of Representatives, being elected to the position in 1948.  This photo is from that year.

Links:
Wikipedia
Getty Images 1
Getty Images 2

Saturday, January 18, 2014

When men smoked pipes and wore hats: Pat Garrett and friends


Pat Garrett (the tall one standing) and friends pause for a photo on their way to George Curry’s inauguration as governor of New Mexico in 1907.  The man kneeling, second from right, has a pipe.  I haven't been able to identify him.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Boating, with pipe


A father and sons out boating on the lake at the German resort of Wannsee near Berlin, 1925.  Via Mental Floss.

Friday, June 7, 2013

When men smoked pipes and wore hats: Unidentified pipe smoker


A home-made pipe?  Maybe.  It looks pretty rough.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Vintage Ad: The Champ Hat (1945)

Ad from 1945 for the "Champ" hat.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2013

A very happy pipe smoker


I came across this picture years ago.  I don't remember where I found it and I don't know anything about it.  But here it is.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Friday, November 30, 2012

Vintage Ad: Prince Albert (1961)


When men smoked pipes and wore hardhats.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Cowboys


Date unknown, but I think it's safe to call it late 1800s.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Russian peasant with pipe, dated 1911


From My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning, which you should probably subscribe to, in my opinion.