Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Garrison cap
Object Number:
1946.58c
Date:
1942-1946
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
folded: 4 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 in. ( 11.4 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on cloth label stitched inside cap: "MADE AND SOLD UNDER / AUTHORITY OF U.S. NAVY / W.A.V.E.S."
printed: on cloth label stitched inside cap: "W.A.V.E.S. / Name . . . / Rate . . . / CONTRACT NO. 180"
Description:
Flat-folding gray and white striped cotton seersucker WAVES' garrison cap.
Gallery Label:
Women who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II were known by the acronym "WAVES" (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Other parts of the WAVES uniform were also given by the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Jane Natto
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
