001522918 001__ 1522918 001522918 005__ 20241002180418.0 001522918 02480 $$aRH 033-1721 001522918 037__ $$aDA 001522918 041__ $$aeng 001522918 245__ $$aAdvertisement for the Joest's Men's Store in Evansville, Indiana 001522918 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana 001522918 269__ $$an.d. 001522918 347__ $$a600-800 dpi 001522918 520__ $$aAdvertisment for Portis Hats, America's best hat value, sold at Joest's Mens Store at 603 Main St. This building was razed in 2010. This advertisement purported contains a quotation about how smart men look in Portis Hats, by Mala Powers, who starred in Cyrano de Bergerac (Stanley Kramer Productions, 1950; Jose Ferrer won Oscar for best actor) Portis Brothers Hat Co. was a manufacturer of hats from 1914 until the late 1960�s. Started by Portis siblings Isadore, Arnold, Theodore, Lyon and Henry the Portis Brothers Hat Co. was based in Chicago and later moved their manufacturing across the lake to western Michigan. They did a lot of advertising in magazines such as Esquire and Colliers. The quality of their hats was very good and they operated under the the name 'Portis Brothers� and 'Portis Hats (https://bernardhats.com/hat-companies/portis-hats/) 001522918 542__ $$fhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ 001522918 6531_ $$aAdvertisements 001522918 6531_ $$aLocal Businesses 001522918 6531_ $$aLocal History 001522918 6531_ $$aBusiness and Industry 001522918 6531_ $$aPhotographs 001522918 6531_ $$aRegional History 001522918 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- n.d. 001522918 655__ $$aColor Photograph 001522918 691__ $$aIndiana 001522918 7001_ $$aJoest's Men's Store 001522918 7001_ $$aCurt Teich and Company 001522918 8564_ $$9b4c66e6d-6109-41c0-93bf-923face0135a$$s4164043$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1522918/files/27432.jpg 001522918 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1522918$$pGLOBAL_SET 001522918 914__ $$ap17218coll2 001522918 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection 001522918 984__ $$aEvansville Postcard Collection 001522918 985__ $$aImage