Work
A pearl diver in his diving suit
Do you know someone who wears a hat for work?
There are many job roles that require someone to wear a hat. The hat may be used for safety purposes, it could be part of a uniform or could be used to identify a person’s rank or position in their job. We can often recognise what a person does for a living by the type of hat they wear.
Focus questions
Why would a person wear a hat for work? Does it identify what that person does? Is it to keep them safe?
What types of jobs require a hat?
How do the hats in the photographs differ from the hats worn by people in those job roles today?
Many of these photographs were taken in a time when only men could do those jobs. Can you find current photographs of women in those job roles?
Mates, 1945
Police Officer T.H.Smith
Corporal Goddard
Horrie Miller in his flying jacket and helmet
MMA air hostess Maureen Kinsella
Inspecting asbestos
Sadie Corner at Bethesda Hospital
