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Boot

Object Name:
Boot
Object ID:
1987.070.28
Date:
1943
Description:
Boots, Jungle, pair of, WWII. Calf-high boots, with front lace closure (14 pairs of eyelets and holes). Olive green canvas uppers, black rubber soles. Stamped on inside of each boot, "CONTRACT NO / W155 UM 15[802] / JUNE 23, 1943 / U.S. RUBBER CO. / S". Molded on rubber soles "MADE IN U.S.A.".
A. Left boot
B. Right boot
Material:
Textile
Canvas
Rubber
Provenance:
Uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia belonging to Col. Frederick M. Wood of the New Hampshire National Guard's 197th Coast Artillery (AA), which served in the Pacific during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick M. Wood
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