Half tent and pole shelter used in World War I
date: label: Date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: Created by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: The Half Tent and Pole were used during World War I. The tent is made from natural colored canvas fabric that is in four sections. Two large rectangles are sewn together and sewn to a triangular shaped piece of fabric created from two pieces. One edge of the rectangle and triangle sections have a line of metal grommets. The other side of the rectangle has rope toggles/tie-downs. The tip of the triangle has a metal disk with the markings, [U.S. [numbers worn away] 52 [two crossed rifles]. The tip has a rope toggle. The fabric is stained and ripped. A pole made from three wooden columns are connected by two metal hinges. Two of the pole sections have a metal collar. One end of the pole has a metal point.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.15ab
objectType: label: Type
content: tents
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: wood, rope, metal and canvas
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.111.15a (tent)): 58 × 110 in. (147.3 × 279.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b pole at full length): 1 3/4 × 44 × 1 in. (4.4 × 111.8 × 2.5 cm)