Giant Hat?

[Patrick H]

"Holbrook offered men's hats, caps, straw goods, and trunks, as well as canes and umbrellas."

Still goin' with top hat and cane

 

[Frederick14Va]

Pole on top of hat... likely a fixture to attach a streamer or pennant upon.. especially since its angled outward.... can see other metal brackets on several other buildings also...

Noted the first building on the right... on the street side has a small "US Sanitary Commission" banner hanging on the front between the top of two columns

 

[Frito]

I'm sorry. This Aussie does not understand "goober peas"?

Pete ...........Goober peas are peanuts.

 

[civilwarincolor]

Is that cow with a saddle tied up below the top hat? Looks like a cow. Even its rear end looks like a cow.

Or has a horse moved his head at the wrong time?

I think you have to look at the legs. There are more than four. I believe it is two horses, which is why you may have thought it was two big for a horse and perhaps a cow.

 

[civilwarincolor]

I'm sorry. This Aussie does not understand "goober peas"?

Pete ...........Goober peas are peanuts.

Goober peas are peanuts, but they do have a very specific CW reference. Have a look at this video clip here. I think it might help PeterT.

 

[civilwarincolor]

At least we know now : it is indeed a hat on a pole!

I found the picture again and there it is said (highlighting by me):
"From Alabama Street looking southwest. Shoe Factory in center "way down the street". The "hat on the pole" marks J. M. Holbrook hats, caps, straw goods and trunks business."

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wb4kdi/Military Service/Confederates/Atlanta/

An then:
From original stereo negative
This view is taken looking south on Whitehall Street in Atlanta's central business district. A lamppost at the corner of Alabama Street signifies the city's progress; Atlanta obtained gas lighting in 1856 with the incorporation of the Atlanta Gas Light Company. The large top hat on the right side of the street advertises J.M. Holbrook's store. Holbrook offered men's hats, caps, straw goods, and trunks, as well as canes and umbrellas. From early Atlanta to the mid-twentieth century, Whitehall Street served as the city's central business district. As a result of this commercial importance, everything in this photograph was destroyed prior to the Union army's departure from Atlanta. The explosion from the city's gas works helped spread the fire that devastated much of this part of the city.
http://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com/Preserved_on_Glass

Thanks so much for finding those. Such a shame that it was all destroyed in the fire, but not really a surprise.

 

[Frederick14Va]

Peanuts... commonly referred to during the Victorian Era as "Goober Peas".... were generally cultivated as hog feed... but folks learned that if roasted could be made into a human consumable.... especially in the south where it was generally grown... Peanut Butter and Peanut cooking oil came around much later...

Typically an American affection... Really want to gross out a European.. give them a jar of Peanut Butter and try to tell them its food... Even worse take a second slice of flat bread and slap a fruit preserve or jelly on it and slap the two together... Something that most American kids grew up with as a lunch time staple... To many Europeans the concoction or the mix of the two on the same item is commonly viewed as quite revolting in their culinary world...

 

[Frito]

How could anyone believe that PB&J could be revolting. Whats wrong with those people? Whats revolting is drinking warm beer......... NOW THATS REVOLTING.

 

[rebelatsea]

Peanuts... commonly referred to during the Victorian Era as "Goober Peas".... were generally cultivated as hog feed... but folks learned that if roasted could be made into a human consumable.... especially in the south where it was generally grown... Peanut Butter and Peanut cooking oil came around much later...

Typically an American affection... Really want to gross out a European.. give them a jar of Peanut Butter and try to tell them its food... Even worse take a second slice of flat bread and slap a fruit preserve or jelly on it and slap the two together... Something that most American kids grew up with as a lunch time staple... To many Europeans the concoction or the mix of the two on the same item is commonly viewed as quite revolting in their culinary world...

Actually peanut butter is widely available here in the UK, can't stand it myself , but each to their own.

 

[James B White]

Peanuts... commonly referred to during the Victorian Era as "Goober Peas".... were generally cultivated as hog feed... but folks learned that if roasted could be made into a human consumable.... especially in the south where it was generally grown.

Roasted peanuts were sold all up and down the east coast before the war in theaters and on trains and on streetcorners, so much that peanuts needed imported from Africa. Don't know how far west they were popular. Have seen a mention of them being sold at an Ohio theater.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Peanuts... commonly referred to during the Victorian Era as "Goober Peas".... were generally cultivated as hog feed... but folks learned that if roasted could be made into a human consumable.... especially in the south where it was generally grown... Peanut Butter and Peanut cooking oil came around much later...

Typically an American affection... Really want to gross out a European.. give them a jar of Peanut Butter and try to tell them its food... Even worse take a second slice of flat bread and slap a fruit preserve or jelly on it and slap the two together... Something that most American kids grew up with as a lunch time staple... To many Europeans the concoction or the mix of the two on the same item is commonly viewed as quite revolting in their culinary world...

This European here
just loves peanut butter! And I have found out that it is great in a soup, too. There was a recipe in Men's health a while ago, some kind of stew with fried pork, some veggies like carrots, peas and corn and some potatoes, broth and finally 3 tablespoons peanut butter. So delicious, we couldn't stop eating until the pot was empty.

 

[hanna260]

This European here
just loves peanut butter! And I have found out that it is great in a soup, too. There was a recipe in Men's health a while ago, some kind of stew with fried pork, some veggies like carrots, peas and corn and some potatoes, broth and finally 3 tablespoons peanut butter. So delicious, we couldn't stop eating until the pot was empty.

Hmmm... that reminds me of Vietnamese food, which is big here. A lot of their soups with noodles, meat, and vegetables, have chopped peanuts on it or stirred in.

Sorry, tangeant!

 

[Frederick14Va]

PB... It may have become more acceptable now in Europe than it had been in the past... go back 20-30 years... witnessed and informed by many.. not so much...

 

[civilwarincolor]

This European here
just loves peanut butter! And I have found out that it is great in a soup, too. There was a recipe in Men's health a while ago, some kind of stew with fried pork, some veggies like carrots, peas and corn and some potatoes, broth and finally 3 tablespoons peanut butter. So delicious, we couldn't stop eating until the pot was empty.

When I was a kid I put peanut butter on everything. There was one summer when I put it on cereal and even fish! Ugh, can't imagine that now.

My wife HATES peanut butter with a passion. Have not had a good PB&J for years.

 

[FarawayFriend]

When I was a kid I put peanut butter on everything. There was one summer when I put it on cereal and even fish! Ugh, can't imagine that now.

My wife HATES peanut butter with a passion. Have not had a good PB&J for years.

Well, I'd say... go to a food mart, they have so much bread, peanut butter and jelly, they even sell it... buy one pack each... and... just do it yourself!

And while I would hesitate to put it on cereal, I can very well imagine fish fingers with a peanut sauce... And rice then, instead of the eternal potato salad I usually serve them with...
Do you feel your thread hijacked by this food lover here? I do apologize!

 

[CheathamHill]

 

[civilwarincolor]

Well, I'd say... go to a food mart, they have so much bread, peanut butter and jelly, they even sell it... buy one pack each... and... just do it yourself!

And while I would hesitate to put it on cereal, I can very well imagine fish fingers with a peanut sauce... And rice then, instead of the eternal potato salad I usually serve them with...
Do you feel your thread hijacked by this food lover here? I do apologize!

Yeah, was kind of wondering how we got from giant hat to peanut butter, but it happens.

 

[civilwarincolor]

Now THAT is a giant hat!

 

[hanna260]

Yeah, was kind of wondering how we got from giant hat to peanut butter, but it happens.

Same difference.

 

[Championhilz]

Peanuts... commonly referred to during the Victorian Era as "Goober Peas".... were generally cultivated as hog feed... but folks learned that if roasted could be made into a human consumable.... especially in the south where it was generally grown... Peanut Butter and Peanut cooking oil came around much later...

Typically an American affection... Really want to gross out a European.. give them a jar of Peanut Butter and try to tell them its food... Even worse take a second slice of flat bread and slap a fruit preserve or jelly on it and slap the two together... Something that most American kids grew up with as a lunch time staple... To many Europeans the concoction or the mix of the two on the same item is commonly viewed as quite revolting in their culinary world...

My daughter would almost starve to death if it were not for peanut butter and jelly - it's just about all she will eat at school.