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Lacy Straw Breton hat was becoming, Queen chooses hats that won't hide her face
Lacy Straw Breton hat was becoming, Queen chooses hats that won't hide her face

Lacy Straw Breton hat was becoming, Queen chooses hats that won't hide her face

Date5/10/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lacy Straw Breton hat was becoming; Queen chooses hats that won't hide her face.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0122754F
    Pillbox hat worn on the back of the head is a favorite with Queen Elizabeth, she must wear hats that reveal her face to the crowds while she is on view to the public
    Pillbox hat worn on the back of the head is a favorite with Queen Elizabeth, she must wear hats that reveal her face to the crowds while she is on view to the public
    Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1950-
    6/27/1973
    Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
    Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
    Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
    n.d.
    Straw hats present a floppy problem for Conservative leadership candidate Allan Lawrence and his wife at a party he threw last night at the Royal York(...)
    Straw hats present a floppy problem for Conservative leadership candidate Allan Lawrence and his wife at a party he threw last night at the Royal York(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    2/9/1971
    Fried, Grills & Co. wholesale hats, caps, furs, straw goods, robes and gloves
    Fried, Grills & Co. wholesale hats, caps, furs, straw goods, robes and gloves
    Fried, Grills & Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
    approximately 1908
    Hats off: June Rowlands beams and grasps Chief William McCormick's hand as officers doff their hats to her
    Hats off: June Rowlands beams and grasps Chief William McCormick's hand as officers doff their hats to her
    Goode, Jeff
    5/3/1991
    Mad hatter? George Catleugh tries to balance 25 hats on his head with help from his son Keith. The Catleughs sell, make and clean hats in their shop on Avenue Rd. Hats are making a comeback, they say.
    Mad hatter? George Catleugh tries to balance 25 hats on his head with help from his son Keith. The Catleughs sell, make and clean hats in their shop on Avenue Rd. Hats are making a comeback, they say.
    Slaughter, Mike
    8/6/1981
    Some covering their faces with scarves, coat collars and hats, about 75 relatives and close friends of James Windsor, murdered at his Briar Hill Ave. (...)
    Some covering their faces with scarves, coat collars and hats, about 75 relatives and close friends of James Windsor, murdered at his Briar Hill Ave. (...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    1/11/1939
    Royal race fan: Clad in a turquoise-blue silk dress and matching blue straw hat, Princess Margaret takes a stroll during her visit to Woodbine yesterday
    Royal race fan: Clad in a turquoise-blue silk dress and matching blue straw hat, Princess Margaret takes a stroll during her visit to Woodbine yesterday
    McConnell, Colin
    7/11/1988
    Hats off! Scout Leader Dan Balych of the 7th Etobicoke Troop got a hatful of replies when he advertised for old Boy Scout hats. So far he has been given 45
    Hats off! Scout Leader Dan Balych of the 7th Etobicoke Troop got a hatful of replies when he advertised for old Boy Scout hats. So far he has been given 45
    Boy Scouts
    10/28/1977
    Hat's all, folks: Gary Hopkins sells 600 styles of men's hats at The Hatter on Yonge St.
    Hat's all, folks: Gary Hopkins sells 600 styles of men's hats at The Hatter on Yonge St.
    Stuparyk, Michael
    2/3/1992
    In stitches: Walter Miller, 66, has knitted hats, sweaters and ponchos for all 14 members of his family as well as 150 hats for volunteers and staff at the Royal Ontario Museum
    In stitches: Walter Miller, 66, has knitted hats, sweaters and ponchos for all 14 members of his family as well as 150 hats for volunteers and staff at the Royal Ontario Museum
    Faught, Ken
    2/24/1988
    Mrs. Monica Wong comes all the way from Kitchener to shop in this store in Toronto's Chinatown. Here she chooses a large, white radish for one of her (...)
    Mrs. Monica Wong comes all the way from Kitchener to shop in this store in Toronto's Chinatown. Here she chooses a large, white radish for one of her (...)
    Loek, Dick
    11/23/1978