Delta Air Lines uniform jacket worn by Eugene Harmond
date: label: Date
content: 1983-1991
name: label: Issued by
content: Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
label: Worn by
content: Eugene Harmond, American, born 1947
label: Manufactured by
content: The Greif Companies, American
label: Designed by
content: Van Lupu, American
notes: label: Description
content: A wool navy-blue Delta Air Lines uniform jacket worn by Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant, Eugene Harmond.
label: Description
content: This men's jacket, made by The Greif Companies for Delta Air Lines, is designed with notched lapels, one exterior breast pocket, two front flap pockets, two brass Delta insignia buttons, and has a back vent. At each sleeve's wrist are two blue braided accent stripes. The interior is lined with a light gray synthetic material, has two breast pockets, two mid-side pockets, and a cloth embroidered size label [14T] below the left breast pocket. The label features Delta company thread colors in red, white and blue, and reads: [EXPRESSELY MADE FOR / DELTA / AIR / LINES / by THE GREIF COMPANIES].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.50.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool (textile) and satin
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 29 15/16 × 25 3/16 in. (76 × 64 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest: 21 7/16 in. (54.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)