Army Field Grade Officer Service Dress Green cap worn by Maj. Gen. Colin Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1983-1986
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Morry Luxenberg, 1968
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem, New York, on April 5, 1937. He graduated from Community College of New York in 1958 and earned his commission through the ROTC as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army. After a distinguished and highly decorated military career, Powell was promoted to four-star general in 1989. That same year he became the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), serving under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. General Powell retired from the Army in 1993 after 35 years of service. In 2001 he became the first African American Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush before resigning in 2004. General Powell died on October 18, 2021, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in D.C., General Powell was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
label: Description
content: A US Army Field Grade Officer Service dress green cap owned and worn by Major General Colin L. Powell. This dark green wool cap, without chin strap and insignia, features a double oak leaf embroidered bill in brass and the Army green tight woven band. There are small black metal grommet holes along the crown’s underside and the inside of the cap is lined in a bright gold synthetic material and a sewn-in brown rubber band. The Morry Luxenberg diamond logo is printed in black on the crown with “MORRY / LUXENBERG / MILITARY OUTFITTERS / NEW YORK / LONDON”, and in gold along the brown band with, “MORRY LUXENBERG / 399 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10012”. A clear plastic card hold features a white rectangular business card for “MAJOR GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL, USA / Senior Military Assistant / to the Secretary of Defense."
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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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 Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.38
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) polyester and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 7/16 × 10 11/16 × 5 5/8 in. (29 × 27.2 × 14.3 cm)