Marion Columbus Hedgepeth – also known as the Handsome Bandit, the Debonair Bandit, the Derby Kid and the Montana Bandit – was a famous Wild West outlaw.
Hedgepeth's February 1892 arrest photo
The bowler hat, also known as a Coke hat, billycock, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby, is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire. The bowler, a protective and durable hat style, was popular with the British, Irish, and American working classes during the second half of the 19th century, and later with the middle and upper classes in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the east coast of the United States.
Bowler hat, mid-20th century (PFF collection).
Members of the Orange Order wearing bowler hats while celebrating The Twelfth, Belfast 2011.
A typical bowler hat of female British police officers.
A typical bowler of female PCSOs in the UK.