Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Field trousers
Object Number:
1931.54
Date:
1872-1902
Medium:
Wool, linen, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 41 in. ( 6.4 x 40 x 104.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: in ink, inside right rear of waistband: "33 D-14"
Description:
Medium blue wool field trousers with dark blue stripe down the side of each leg; front button fly with 4 buttons down the center, with a tab at the top which fastens to a button inside to the left at the waistband; suspender buttons around waistband; slit watch pocket under waistband, side slit pockets at the back edge of the stripes, right rear horizontal slit pocket; below waistband at the back is one strap extant; waistband, pockets and fly lined with white linen; all button unmarked.
Gallery Label:
According to military expert Bruce Bazelon, these trousers date to sometime around the Spanish-American War. It was part of a uniform from Company C, 6th Regiment of the New York state militia.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt M. Lockman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
