Christmas Dinner Program for the 2nd Squadron 10th Cavalry at West Point
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Created by
content: United States Military Academy, American, founded 1802
label: Subject of
content: 10th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
notes: label: Description
content: A program from a 1938 Christmas banquet. The program has six pages and a yellow tassel. The front of the program reads [CHRISTMAS 1938] at the top and [Second Squadron - - Tenth Cavalry / West Point, New York] at the bottom. There is a silver embossed circle in the center, an image of a green olive branch, a red, white, and blue vertical triangle pennant with stars and stripes and an eagle on top, and a red, white and blue shield insignia with stars and stripes. There are some stains on the front cover. There is also an image of a buffalo with a banner that reads [READY AND FORWARD]. There is a braided yellow tassel on the proper right side of the program. It is yellow because it is the color of the cavalry.
label: Description
content: The inside cover features a black and white photograph of Marion Carson, Major, 19th Cavalry. There is also a brief Christmas message from the major. On page three there is a menu and a line drawing of a bell and leaves.
label: Description
content: On pages four and five there is a list of members of the Second Squadron, Tenth Cavalry. There is an image of a buffalo with a banner that reads [READY AND FORWARD]. The list of names continues on to page seven. The back of the program is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: West Point, Orange County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.21
objectType: label: Type
content: programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.8 x 13.3 cm)