US Army uniform riding breeches worn by Lt. Col. Charles J. Blackwood
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1945
name: label: Created by
content: G & W Sport Togs and Military Equipment, American
label: Worn by
content: Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: US Army uniform riding breeches worn by Charles J. Blackwood as part of military uniform worn by Charles Blackwood during World War II. The pants are made from beige wool fabric that bulge out at the knees and narrow at the calves. The pants are not full length but end in the middle of the calves. The pants close at the center front waist with six plastic buttons. There are seven self-fabric belt loops around the waistband. The pant halves are connected at the center with a two inch fabric flap on each side from front to back. The inner waistband is a diagonally patterned fabric with a label on the proper right back that reads, [G & W SPORT TOGS / AND / MILITARY EQUIPMENT]. The tag has an image if a brown horse and rider on the right. The pants have two inset pockets and welt pockets, one at each front waist side seam. The inset pocket has an outer triangular shape that connects to a plastic button at the hip. There are two welted pockets, one at each back leg below the waist with a scalloped edge flap covering connected with a plastic button. On the right inner pocket lining is writing in purple marker, [606]. The inner pockets are made of white linen. The inner thighs of the pants have an extra layer of beige colored suede sewn on to the beige fabric. The bottoms of the pants close with a ties and eyelets as well as three plastic buttons. The string is missing on the proper left leg. The pants are meant to be tucked into high boots.
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: 2018.13.4.3
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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), linen (material), suede and thread with metal, plastic, and string (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 37 × 25 in. (94 × 63.5 cm)