Occupational Hat

A diverse variety of Occupational Hats have been worn — and are still worn — not only for protection but also to signal position and status.

WWI German military Pickelhaube helmet

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1940s Nurses Cap

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1950 Firefighter's Helmet - Cairns & Brother, Inc.

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1950s Lowe Brothers gas station hat

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1955 Trans Canada Airlines Stewardess Hat from Mae Hanauer New York

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1960s Fire Chaplain hat

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1960s straw police hat

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1960s Nurses Cap

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1970s Iberia Airlines Stewardess Hat designed by Elio Berhanyer

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c 1970 marching band hat

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1982 Kerr-McGee Hard Hat

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