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The edges of certain Stetson hats get curled at the Flanging Department of the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia. The edges of the hats are dampened then curled with a heated iron. It is placed on a hollow wooden form under a hugh [sic] bag of…

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An illustration of the Stetson factory buildings

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The remnants of the closed Stetson Hat factory site in recent years

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A Stetson factory building being demolished

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This is the stage of hat manufacture in which workers took the new hats off the racks and packaged in boxes.

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Workers from the Stetson hat factory pose with their Christmas gift of turkeys.

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The John B. Stetson Hat Company was known for the company's engagement and programs for its workers. This pamphlet outlines some of those programs.
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