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Helmet

Object Name:
Helmet
Object ID:
1991.045.06
Date:
1918
Description:
Helmet, uniform, World War I. Metal, textured olive finish. Leather and black-coated fabric lining. Leather chin strap.
Material:
Metal
Textile
Leather
Dimensions:
H-4.5 W-12.25 D-11.25 inches
Provenance:
Worn by Philias Napoleon Dubuc (1894-1959), who was born in Franklin, NH, and grew up in Pittsfield, NH. During World War I, he served as a translator for the intelligence section of the 3rd Battalion, 303rd Infantry, in France. From 1931 to 1945, he worked in textile mills in Pittsfield, Suncook, and Manchester, NH, as well as in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Quebec. During World War II, he worked as a government inspector of textiles.

Gift includes several notebooks, letters, certificates, and other papers, all in NHHS manuscripts collection (1991-083).
Credit Line:
Gift of Madeline Dubuc Hammond and Muriel Dubuc Lynch
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