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Чарли Уилер: человек с пропеллерной шапочкой на улицах Чикаго

Источник изображения:https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/19/charlie-wheeler-manufacturer-propeller-beanies-chicago

Чарли Уилер шел на юг по улице Раш во вторник утром, когда я повернул за угол с Чикагского проспекта, направляясь к библиотеке Ньюберри. На его голове была серая шапочка с оранжевым пропеллером. За все те мультфильмы, которые я видел с парнями в шапочках с винтиками, у меня никогда не было возможности пообщаться с одним из них прежде. Выставка о влиянии иммигрантов на печать в Чикаго подождет.

«Вы не против, если я фотографию для Chicago Sun-Times?», — спросил я.

Уилер не возражал. Ему 68 лет, он из Краун-Пойнт, штат Индиана, и он занимается продажей шапочек с пропеллером уже шесть лет. А до этого?

«Немного всего», — сказал он.

Как же можно попасть в торговлю шапочками с винтиками?

«Кто-то подарил мне бейсболку», — объяснил он. «Я не ношу бейсболки — козырек мешает. Поэтому я убрал козырек и посмотрел на него минуту».

Вдохновение пришло.

«А затем я подумал,

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