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U.S. Army Tour-Aider Suitcase

U.S. Army Tour-Aider Suitcase - Suitcase
Accession #: 4310.1
Title: U.S. Army Tour-Aider Suitcase
Object Type: Suitcase
Participants:
Physical Description: Suitcase with four hangers; the suitcase (1a) is brown duck canvas with leather edging and top, two exterior zippered pockets, and a full zipper along the edges that allows the suitcase to open flat. When open, the suitcase has a green cotton clothes cover mat that snaps to open. There is a metal mechanism to hang the hangers (two hangers are currently attached to this mechanism) and a leather and wooden strap in the center to aid in folding clothes. The four hangers (1b-1e) are all wood and metal folding hangers.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
World War II (Military & Warfare->War), U.S. Army (Military & Warfare), Airforce (Military & Warfare)
Dimensions:
Object H x W x D 18 x 24 x 7"
Materials/Techniques:
canvas (Material)
leather (Material)
wood (plant material) ( -> -> -> ) (Material)
metal ( -> -> ) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
James W. Crow, Gooding, Idaho
Jim - Lt. Crow
Credit Line: Estate of James Wesley Crow, 2014

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