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But whereas the trapper's hat was designed for warmth, the 1945 fur hat is designed for decoration. It exposes ears, back of head and even, as in the hat ...

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Rise of oil left traditional industries behind

“My daddy did this all my life. He was raised a trapper. They were there before the nutria even showed up,” he said.

In those days, trapping and trading furs was a huge business — Pitre said he remembers starting on his own in 1974, when he estimates more than two million pelts traded hands in the Houma-Thibodaux area, flowing through a complex web of traders.

Today, Pitre, 51, may be the only significant trader left in the area, trafficking in what he estimates was about 100,000 furs a year.

“I’m the only one left in my family,” Pitre said. “All my brothers and sisters all moved on. They all work on boats.”

That, in short, seems to be the story of the industry’s decline in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes. As the oil industry came to dominance, locals traded their nutria traps and, in some cases, shrimp nets, for oil-platform hard hats.

Paul Leslie, a history professor at Nicholls State University, said the nation’s hunger for oil and gas has transformed Houma-Thibodaux area over the past few decades.

Source: Houma Courier

diy: puss in boots costume - on-hand modern

by celeste

Assembling the children's costumes is honestly one of the highlights of the year for me. i enjoy the creative challenge, and asher's puss in boots costume is definitely one that pushed me to think a bit outside the box.

for context:

- if you do an internet search for "cat costume", most of the results are pretty feminine looking

- of those results, a large percentage also fall under the "s-e-x-y" category (yeah, not so much)

- face paint was out

- we actually owned a cat mask already, but it was too itchy

- i wasn't really up for sewing an entire cat suit (i wanted something more clever, less literal; also it just seemed like a lot of work)

anyway, you can see in the photos the finished product. i ended up sewing a mask. asher chose the colors and details, and supervised the labor. (i remember doing the same thing with my mom--hanging around + watching her work at the sewing machine. i don't know, she probably wanted to be left alone to sew in peace, but i thought it was so interesting and fun!...

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Faux Fur Plaid Winter Trooper Trapper Ski Hat Hot Pink for $19.95

by tamala31tama

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Trapper Hat with fur News

Rise of oil left traditional industries behind

Houma Courier - Dec 31, 1969

Tab Pitre has been working as a fur trader for most of his life. It's a business he inherited from his father. “My daddy did this all my life. He was raised a trapper. They were there before the nutria even showed up,” he said.

Wildlife trapping: strong feelings for and against

The Associated Press - Dec 31, 1969

"Most trappers have dogs and cats of their own," said Mohn. Mohn, 52, started trapping as a 6th grader in Hamburg, Pa.; sold fur to help pay his college tuition, and taught his three daughters so well that they all won the state's Youth Trapper of the

Frontier fur camp in Red Bluff

Red Bluff Daily News - Dec 31, 1969

At the trapper station, docent Dennis Biscuits Brehm talked about the value and importance of the beaver felt and its use in making hats. Trappers are the master of this camp, Brehm said. We make the money. Other areas of the camp hosted a trading

Hardscrabble Hill Hide and Fur moves to Spring Valley

Spring Valley Tribune - Dec 31, 1969

The business also has a retail area on display in the front of the building, which Hellickson hopes to expand on soon, where fur hats, buffalo, elk and deer leather and tanned beaver, fox, coyote, skunk and badger hides, among other items,

Splurge or steal? The lumberjack look

phillyBurbs.com - Dec 31, 1969

A trapper hat is a great option for chilly weather and has had a renaissance in the fashion world recently. This type of hat will keep you warm and give you that high-style outdoorsy look. The fur-lined and quilted designer version from Tory Burch is

Nov 02, 2011
Chaos Hats Women's Simone Knit Trapper Hat (White/Pink, One Size): Chaos Simone Knit Trapper with Faux Fur lining

Nov 02, 2011
Chaos Hats Women's Simone Knit Trapper Hat (White/Pink, One Size): Chaos Simone Knit Trapper with Faux Fur lining

Nov 02, 2011
Chaos Hats Women's Simone Knit Trapper Hat (White/Pink, One Size): Chaos Simone Knit Trapper with Faux Fur lining

Nov 02, 2011
Chaos Hats Women's Simone Knit Trapper Hat (White/Pink, One Size): Chaos Simone Knit Trapper with Faux Fur lining