Hurlbert Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Trumbull County Historical Society

Name/Title

Hurlbert Hat

Entry/Object ID

2016.4.11

Tags

1940s, 1930s

Description

This is a blue hat with a medium-width flexible brim. There is a pink and purple floral decoration attached to the front of the hat. The label on the inside of the hat indicates that the brand is Henrietta O'Brien. Henrietta O'Brien ran a millinery shop in Buffalo, beginning around 1910 and continuing into the forties. The hat was owned by Helen Hart Hurlbert, president and publisher of the Warren Tribune Chronicle; Hurlbert took control of the paper in 1936.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.4

Source or Donor

Grace, Barb

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Henrietta O'Brien

Location

Other

Hat Storage

Room

Textile Storage

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hurlburt, Helen Hart