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Object Name:
Uniform
Object ID:
1967.024.01
Place of Origin:
New York
Date:
1941
Description:
Uniform. Summer, American Red Cross.
Unlined jacket, light grey-blue, 3 button front, silver, cross buttons, buttoned down pocket flaps, buttoned on shoulder flaps, yellow stripe one side, red stripe reverse. At shoulder left sleeve, "American Red Cross Service" embroidered in red with red cross on white ground.

Plain, gored skirt, label of maker.

Visor cap bow at front with metal Red Cross Pin, enameled red cross, white border. "Abercrombie & Fitch Co."

White silk crepe blouse, opened down front, short sleeves, turn-back collar, with round "American Red Cross Volunteer" pin, yellow enamel with this lettering; red enamel cross on white ground with two gold crossed feathers, pinned through top buttonhole of blouse. Material Gaberdine.
Material:
Textile
Provenance:
Worn by donor as Staff Assistant and State Chairman at Chappaqua, NY, 1941-1945.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carrie E. Hoskins
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