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Sock

Object Name:
Sock
Object ID:
2004.043.166.3
Date:
1920-1925
Description:
Pair of long wool leggings with stirrups. Royal blue with three white stripes. Worn by Raymon S. Vaughan (1878-1958) of Portsmouth, NH, as part of uniform of the Portsmouth Navy Yard baseball team.
Material:
Textile
Dimensions:
H-24.5 W-7 inches
Provenance:
From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Raymon S. Vaughan (1878-1958), father of donor, was a machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and managed the Yard's baseball team. He moved from Penacook to Portsmouth in 1917, and retired from the Yard in 1940.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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