Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Garrison cap
Object Number:
1946.192j
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, other textile, leather
Dimensions:
folded: 5 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Flat-folding olive drab wool garrison cap trimmed with red and white striped braid; brown leather sweatband and olive (synthetic?) textile lining.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap with worn by the donor, Charles T. Miller, during his army service in World War II. Miller enlisted as a private and rose to the rank of 1st-sergeant in the 162nd Signal Photo Co., which was later consolidated with the 3908 Signal Service Battalion, Photo GHQ (1943-1945), Headquarters of the European Theater of Operations (London and Paris).
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
