Factory Workers

Berets are one of the most egalitarian hats, worn equally by the wealthy and powerful and the workers, the homeless and the unemployed. But most of all it was a favourite for factory workers, as it protected the hair and had no peak that would get in the way of machinery.

Russian worker in a factory for tanks during WWII

Russian factory worker during WWII

Glass factory, 1955

Factory worker in France, date and location unknown

Ukraine, City of Donesk, factory worker, 1988

Cuba, Worker at a cigar factory, 1994