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Red Cross Nurse Uniform Jacket

Red Cross Nurse Uniform Jacket - Uniform; Jacket
Accession #: 3960.1A
Title: Red Cross Nurse Uniform Jacket
Object Type: Uniform; Jacket
Participants:
Physical Description: Dark grey wool gabardine WWII era Red Cross nurse's jacket with rayon lining and plastic buttons. The jacket is charcoal colored with some pale blue on the collar and black buttons. There is a cream black and red round patch on the upper left sleeve. Both sides of the collar have metal pins in cotton tone "ARC", there are also small pins (1 service pin, 1 WWII pin, 1 emergency first aid, and 2 other red cross pins). This is a 4 button uniform type jacket with 4 front pockets with button down flaps and 1 inside pocket. It has a notched collar with pale blue epaulette like decoration on the shoulder.
Category: Textiles
Related Objects:
3960.1 (American Red Cross, Uniform, Red Cross Nurse Uniform, WWII, 1945)
3960.1C (American Red Cross, Hat, WWII Red Cross Nurse Uniform Hat, 1945)
3960.2 (American Red Cross, Card, Identification; Tag, Dog, WWII Red Cross Nurse Identification, Betty Black, 1945)
3960.3 (American Red Cross, Record, Military, WW II American Red Cross Certificate of Service and Letter, Betty Black, 1946)
3960.4 (American Red Cross, Pin, Insignia, WW II American Red Cross Service and Identification Pins, Betty Black, 1946)
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
World War II (Military & Warfare->War), Uniform (Personal Artifact), Nursing (Industry->Medicine), Women (Women)
Dimensions:
sleeve length 23"
length, center back 25 1/2"
chest 40" circumfrence under armpits
Materials/Techniques:
wool (textile) (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of JoAnne Black Brockway in memory of Betty Black Schoen, 2000

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