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U. S. Army Regulation Brass Whistle

Accession #:	3838.14
Title:	U. S. Army Regulation Brass Whistle
Object Type:	Whistle
Participants:	McKernan, Inza Gertrude (user) United States Army
Physical Description:	Brass whistle with a link to hang it, stamped into the top of the whistle is "Regulation U. S. Army Solid Brass"
Description:	Gertrude McKernan earned victory and service medals as an American Red Cross Nurse in France during World War I. Trained at St. Luke's Nurses School, she later worked nearly 40 years for the Spokane Health Department.
Category:	History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:	World War I (Military & Warfare->War), Nursing (Industry->Medicine)
Dimensions:	length 2 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:	brass (alloy) ( -> -> ->metal) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:	REGULATION \| U. S. ARMY \| SOLID BRASS
Related Exhibits:	The Inland Northwest and the Great War: A Centennial Commemoration of World War I
Credit Line:	Gift of the John Boone McKernan Family in memory of Inza Gertrude McKernan, 1998

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