Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Luce Center
Shoulder patch
Object Number:
INV.7493
Date:
1942-1945
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 7.3 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
sewn: center of badge: "N.Y.C./P.C." (white rayon)
Description:
Shield-shaped blue rayon patch; blue windmill blades embroidered onto small orange shield in center, surrounded by orange border.
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by a member of the New York City Patrol Corps during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson, 1946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
