US Navy dress uniform pants worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as commander
date: label: Date
content: 1999
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Weintraub Brothers Company, Inc., founded 1917
label: Worn by
content: Admiral Michelle Janine Howard, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: A 1982 Naval Academy graduate, Michelle Howard commanded Task Force 151 in 2009, which freed Captain Richard Phillips and other hostages from the Maersk Alabama. In 2014, she became the first female four-star admiral in the Navy, as well as the highest-ranking Black woman in the military, and was appointed vice chief of naval operations.
label: Description
content: A pair of US Navy women's dress uniform pants worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as commander. The straight leg pants are made from a black synthetic fabric and close at the proper left side waist with a zipper and one (1) black plastic button. There is one (1) exterior inset pocket at the proper right front waist. The pants have a thin waist band that is lined in white ribbon with a tan decorative woven design. The pants are not lined. A size and style tag is sewn at the interior proper left back side.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Women
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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 Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.146.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
label: Type
content: dress 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: synthetic fiber with plastic and metal fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 38 × 16 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (96.5 × 41.9 × 24.1 cm)