Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Garrison cap
Object Number:
1949.255
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, other textile, leather, braid, metal
Dimensions:
folded: 5 1/4 x 11 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on one side of cap: "AMERICAN / US / LEGION" and "NEW YORK"
painted metal: pinned on other side of cap: "623"
Description:
Blue wool felt garrison cap with seal of the American Legion embroidered in yellow, blue and brown above "NEW YORK" embroidered in yellow; gold painted metal numerals, "623," attached on one side; trimmed with narrow yellow braid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herman Schweinert
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
