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Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat
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At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by wearing high top hats. He acquired this hat from J. Y. Davis, a Washington hat maker. Lincoln had the black silk mourning band added in remembrance of his son Willie. No one knows when he obtained the hat, or how often he wore it. The last time he put it on was to go to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineAbraham Lincoln's Top Hat. mid 19th century. Lincoln, Abraham. National Museum of American History, War Department. CC0.
