John B. Stetson
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John Batterson Stetson was an American hat maker who invented the cowboy hat in the 1860s. He founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1865, and it became one of the large
Portrait of John B. Stetson
The Boss of the Plains style was one of the first cowboy hats created by Stetson
The John B. Stetson Co. Factory in Philadelphia
The John B. Stetson House in DeLand, Florida
Stetson University
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Stetson University is a private university in DeLand, Florida, United States. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy, it was renamed after hat maker and philanthropist John B. Stetson following his fin
John B. Stetson
…hat manufacturers in the world. The company's hats are now commonly referred to simply as Stetsons. His philanthropy helped fund Temple University and Stetson University, as well as a YMCA and a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Philadelphia. His mansion, the John B. Stetson House, in DeLand, Florida, was placed on…
Flagler Hall
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