Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knapsack
Object Number:
INV.8039
Date:
1883
Medium:
Cotton, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. ( 49.8 x 37.5 cm )
Marks:
stenciled: flap exterior: "U.S.N." (U.S. Navy); interior: "WATERVLIET ARSENAL./1883"
stenciled: back: "35"
Description:
Cotton, leather, and brass knapsack; non-rigid fatigue canvas bag with black leather shoulder straps fastened to brass hooks on back, implement pocket sewn on front, and flap; black stenciled marks on back and on interior and exterior of flap.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
