Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign hat
Object Number:
1941.1200
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Wool, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 13 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 34.6 x 31.8 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to sweatband: "MADE IN / U.S.A. / 6 7/8"
Description:
Brown wool felt campaign hat with "Montana peak" and wide, flat brim; crown with four ventilation holes with grommets; dark brown hat cord with dark brown acorn tips and slide; leather sweatband and chin strap.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat was worn by the donor during World War I. From 1917 to the end of the war, Dunsmore served first with the Ninth Coast Artillery Corps and subsequently with the Regular Army at U.S. Army General Hospitals No. 5 and No. 41.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
