Women in Hats

I found these on the Library of Congress web site, I absolutely love that in this day and age one can simply type into a search engine a key phrase (such as "large hat") and a thousand images instantly leap to life on the screen right here at home. At the time when these photos were taken, I am quite sure none of these women could ever have imagined such a thing being possible. Much less that a creatures such as myself eating a bagel, still in my jammies at noon time, would be the one picking through images of thier finery...