Why is Lincoln always depicted wearing a top hat in films etc.?
November 16, 2009 - 2:58 pm
A lot of the photographs or daguerreotypes of him don’t show him wearing one.
Besides the fact that it was a popular hat of the day, it just became the image of Lincoln as he was very tall for his day and then he would wear this tall hat.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
later that became his trademark…
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November 16th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
It was a common hat of that period. I believe Lincoln use to carry important papers in his hat so his hands would be free.
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November 16th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
It’s become a symbol for him — if a tall man in a black suit and stovepipe hat shows up, the audience automatically thinks "Lincoln."
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November 16th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Besides the fact that it was a popular hat of the day, it just became the image of Lincoln as he was very tall for his day and then he would wear this tall hat.
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