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Chapter 31 · A book in progress by Dan Sfera

Military and Aviation Headwear

The military and aviation roots that fed straight into the modern cap.


Service and flight produced headwear traditions that shaped civilian caps in shape, symbolism, and ritual. A chapter on the line from the cockpit and the base to the street.

A chapter preview from ALL CAPS: THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BASEBALL HAT, a book in progress. Full chapter text is not yet public.

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