Identification bracelet

Object Number: 
2001.225
Date: 
ca. 1917
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 7 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 19.7 cm )
Description: 
Oval metal identification ("dog tag") bracelet; inscribed on the front of tag "Lieut/ G. Livingston"; inscribed on the back of the tag "U.S. Field Artillery/ AEF"; bracelet still attached.
Gallery Label: 
Goodhue Livingston, Jr. (1897-1994), a prominent New Yorker, was an independent investor and a former member of the New York City Planning Commission from 1945 to 1960. During World War I, he was second lieutenant in the U.S. Army field artillery. This ID bracelet was donated to the Society by his daughter, Lorna Livingston.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Lorna Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group