Found in photos of cherry pickers,
Berrien County, Michigan July 1940
John Vachon, 1914-1975, photographer.
Part of Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
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Im doing some research for history and I was wondering, does anyone know if that guys hat shows that he is a WWI veteran? or is it just a cool hat?
The photo was taken in 1940. WWI had ended 22 years earlier. He isn’t old enough to have served in it. The hat has a metal “badge” on the front of it. I don’t think it’s a police type badge. I’d guess the hat was from some kind of uniform — perhaps a taxi driver, truck driver or even service station attendant. Yes, at one time, some service stations had guys in uniform, back when full service was the norm.
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