US Army uniform garrison cap worn by Lt. Col. Charles J. Blackwood
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1945
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: US Army uniform garrison cap worn by Charles J. Blackwood during World War II. The Garrison Cap is a foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted. It is made from the same green wool as the uniform. It has a 3 inch brim on the outside with a corded gold and black string lining the top of the brim. On the front, the cord slopes from the top of the brim to the bottom. On the inside of the cap, a 1 1/4 inch hem covers the bottom and the inner lining is a shiny green material. A fabric tag connects to the seam line. It reads, [Water Repellant Sweat Band / Helps Guard Perspiration / Misc. No. 3187 / [illegible]DON MFG. CO.]. Underneath handwritten in blue marker, [Maj. C.J. Blackwood]. Another tag next tells the size of the cap, [7 3/8].
place: label: Cultural Place
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.13.4.6
objectType: label: Type
content: caps (headgear)
label: Type
content: military 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), cloth and corde
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 5 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (14 × 28.3 cm)