Coonskin cap

Early media such as the song The Hunters of Kentucky helped introduce the coonskin cap in the popular culture of American psyche.

[3] Politician Estes Kefauver of Tennessee adopted the coonskin cap as a personal trademark during his successful 1948 campaign for election to the United States Senate.

[4] In the 20th century, the iconic association was in large part due to Disney's television program Disneyland and the first three Davy Crockett episodes starring Fess Parker, which aired from December 1954 to February 1955.

It was similar in style to the boys' cap, including the long tail, but was made of all-white fur (faux or possibly rabbit).

The fad is recalled by numerous cultural references, such as the wearing of coonskin caps as part of The Junior Woodchucks uniform in Disney's Donald Duck comics.