Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shirt
Object Number:
1946.44a
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 19 x 35 in. ( 2.5 x 48.3 x 88.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: across back: "HOLLOWAY H M"
stamped: inside neck: "15 / CON(illeg.)"
Description:
Blue cotton denim short-sleeved Naval fatigue shirt with double collar, 6 buttons down the front, 2 breast pockets with flaps that button closed.
Gallery Label:
This shirt was worn by H. Maxson Holloway, who served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1943-1945.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
