Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Luce Center
Fireman's belt: protection
Object Number:
INV.9224
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 20 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 51.4 x 6.7 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center: "PROTECTION"
painted: back: "1398A"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt with metal buckle on one end secured with leather strap and two metal studs; red recess across the center with applied, painted leather lettering reading "PROTECTION".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
