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April 19th, 2010

Tales of Kensington in Transition

By Ian Charlton

Stetson factory complexAerial view of Stetson Hat manufacturing complex, circa 1940. Photograph of painting.

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Tags: industrial history, Kensington, labor, Old Kensington Redevelopment Corporation, paternalism, redevelopment, Stetson Hats

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