Shoulder boards dating to World War II worn by Louis J. Beasley
date: label: Date
content: 1939-1944
name: label: Manufactured by
content: N.S. Meyer Inc., American, 1868 - 2000
label: Worn by
content: Louis J. Beasley, American, 1907 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: Two (2) black, rectangular shoulder boards (ab) with gold borders worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. On either side within the gold border is a silver gimp oak leaf. The oak leaves face each other. The gold and silver decorations are made from thread wrapped in coiled metal. The shoulder boards are slightly curved outward, and are lined in black cloth on the underside. In each corner of the underside of the shoulder boards are black metal snaps. Stamped in white on the black cloth is a manufacturer's mark [MYR-GOLD] with a shield below, representing the manufacturer N.S. Meyer & Co.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
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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 the Louis J. Beasley Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.205.8ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shoulder boards
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: synthetic fiber and metal passementerie
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Shoulder board (a)): 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (4.8 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Shoulder board (b)): 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (4.8 × 1.9 cm)