Edward Whymper's flattened and framed straw hat, rounded crown, wide brim, and narrow canvas chin ties, flattened in profile , straw broken along fold in brim, battered paper tag on brim saying "This hat (of English manufacture) was worn by me upon a walk across the Rockies from Kananaskis to Yal…
Edward Whymper's flattened and framed straw hat, rounded crown, wide brim, and narrow canvas chin ties, flattened in profile , straw broken along fold in brim, battered paper tag on brim saying "This hat (of English manufacture) was worn by me upon a walk across the Rockies from Kananaskis to Yale, B.C. 1903. Edward Whymper, in antique gilt edged wood frame, hand printed label below hat repeats context of label on brim.