Armband
- Object Name:
- Armband
- Object ID:
- 1996.040.01 - .02
- Date:
- 1941-1944
- Description:
- Armband. World War II aircraft warning observer armband (.01) with pin (.02) worn by Ida Bell Pope during the war. Blue felt with winged embroidery emblem. Embroidery done in gold, white, and blue. White disk with text in blue, "U.S. ARMY / AWS / AIR FORCE", and gold wings. "OBSERVER" in gold, below emblem. Clasp pin (pinned onto .01). Winged emblem (similar to above); metal (copper). White disk with text, "ARMY / AWS / AIR FORCES", and "OBSERVER" on blue below disk.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile
Felt
Copper - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-17.5 L-17.5 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a group of World War I and World War II ephemeral materials owned and used by Ida B. Pope (1889-1974) of Keene. Donated by Joan Jeffrey of Concord.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joan Jeffery
- People:
- Pope, Ida B. (1889-1974)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air raid warning systems
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