Patch
- Object Name:
- Patch
- Object ID:
- 2017.034
- Date:
- 1943
- Description:
- Letter patch, Hopkinton (NH) High School, 1943. Awarded to Herrick Geer (1927-1975). Upper case Roman letter "H". Green wool pile sewn to cotton backing.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-7 W-6 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchase includes Herrick Geer's letter award certificate for basketball, 1942-43.
Herrick Edmund Geer, the son of Bert and Candace (Bryant) Geer, was born on May 3, 1927, and grew up in Hopkinton, NH. He attended Contoocook High School and played on the school basketball and baseball teams. He worked with his father during the winter, plowing roads for the town of Hopkinton. After graduation in 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving until 1952. Geer returned to New Hampshire, working for the Boston & Maine Railroad until his death on June 24, 1975. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Geer, Herrick E. (1927-1975)
- Subjects:
- Basketball, Basketball players
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