Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 2008.004.01
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1947
- Description:
- Hat, girl's. Part of uniform worn at Camp Huckins, Freedom, NH. Green cotton canvas with white wool felt "H". Green button on top.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-7 Dia-10.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by the donor, Jane Louise Cayford (born 1938) at Camp Huckins, a girls' summer camp in Freedom, NH. The camp was founded in 1928 by the Y.M.C.A. It is located on Broad Bay of Ossipee Lake. The donor was a camper there from 1947 to 1949. She lived in Cleveland, OH, at the time. She later served as a counselor from 1953 to 1957. In 1957, her parents bought a camp on Broad Bay and retired there in 1972. After they died, the donor and her husband bought the house and continue to use it. They still hear the bugles and singing from Camp Huckins in the summer.
The hat was ordered from J. Brine Company, Boston, MA, in 1947. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane C. Nylander
- People:
- Nylander, Jane C.
- Subjects:
- Summer camps
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