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Roy Shreck's Aviator Cap
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| Accession #: | 2769.2 |
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| Title: | Roy Shreck's Aviator Cap |
| Object Type: | Hat |
| Participants: |
Shreck, Roy (user)
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| Physical Description: | A dark blue wool aviator's cap, visored in the style of a baseball cap, size 6 ¾; the cap is embellished with embroidered yellow patches: 2 oak leaf clusters; 1 pair of wings with metal "S." |
| Description: | Spokane aviator Roy Shreck was wearing this dark blue wool cap when he died in a 1976 airplane crash. He had learned to fly from aviation pioneer Nick Mamer, who made the first non-stop, transcontinental round-trip flight in the Spokane Sun-God in 1929. After Mamer's 1938 death in a Montana crash, Shreck continued to operate their Mamer-Shreck Air Transport Company and flying school. Aviation has been a major occupation in this region, from early shows at Felts Field, to World War II training and repairs at Geiger Field, to today's Fairchild Air Force Base operations. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Aviation (Industry), Men (Men), Headwear (Personal Artifact->Clothing)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County); Felts Field Airport (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x L 5 1/2 x 6 x 10 1/4"
SIZE 6.75
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (textile) (Material)
wool (textile) (Material)
rayon (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. LeRoy Beck |
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