Ted, it's funny how certain things jogs ones memory. For instance this discussion of the Waltons reminded me that I have a photo of my Grandfather (age 16) & my Great-Grandfather plus two of his brothers circa 1932, taken back in Missouri with their coon hounds (this was given to me along with others after my Grandfather's funeral last September).

Anyhow, in the picture both my Grandfather & one of his brothers are wearing 8-panel hats!

Here's the photo:

I'm not sure which brothers are in this picture (Stone, Woody, Daniel???), but the lad in the white shirt is my Grandfather (Gordon West) & to the far right is my Great-Grandfather (Daniel Sanford West).

and here's a close-up from the same photo of my Grandfather w/ his favorite coon dog: