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Headwear in the 1900s continued to be a very important clothing garment. Wearing headwear was extreneky prevalent for virtually all occasions. The more formal the occassion, the stronger the social convention to go out with headwear. But wearing headwear was also common for informal occasions and outings. Even for school and casual outinngs both boys and girls commonly wore headwear of some kind. And we can follow this much more closely than in the 19th century. The Kodak Browie and similar cameras that appeared at the turn-of-the century meant that the family snapshot was suddenly an important part of the photographic record, taking photography out of the restrictive confines of the studo. In addition, we begin to find large numbers of images taken outdoors in a diverse range of activities. This provides information on headwear conventions that were difficult to obtain in the 19th century. And in the 1900s decades we see people wearing headwear for all kinds of informal occassions, not only adults but children as well. Well dressed people wore headwear when they left home. And for the first time thanks to Kodak we have all kinds of images to help assess popuolar trends.
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