US Army uniform peaked cap worn by Lt. Col. Charles J. Blackwood
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1945
name: label: Created by
content: Brooks Clothing of California, American, 1924 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: US Army uniform peaked cap worn by Charles J. Blackwood during World War II. The main body of the hat is made of olive wool. It has a 2 inch flat leather bill in the front with a metal insignia of the United States Army in gold above. The bottom of the cap has a 1 3/4 inch wide green textured fabric border with a leather seam. A leather chin strap rests on the flat bill and surrounds the entire hat on the textured green border. It is attached to the body of the hat with two medal buttons with the United States seal image. The inside of the cap has a 2 inch leather border and a bright orange top. A small fabric bow rests where the edges of the leather meet at the back of the cap. Under the orange material the maker's mark reads, [B / BROOKS / CALIFORNIA / UNIFORM DEP'T].
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: 2018.13.4.7
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), leather, thread, metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 × 11 1/2 × 11 in. (7.6 × 29.2 × 27.9 cm)