US Army uniform pants worn by 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 Pants worn by Charles J. Blackwood part of military uniform worn by Charles Blackwood during World War II. The pants are made from beige wool fabric and have straight cut legs that are pressed with a crease down the center front and back. 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 white fabric with six plastic white buttons sewn evenly throughout. The pants have two inset pockets, one at each waist side seam. There are two welted pockets, one on each back the below the waist. The inner lining of the pockets and waist band is made from white linen. The pants are hemmed by hand with an inner 2 ¾ inch hem. The hem stitches cannot be seen on the outside of the pants. On the inner back pocket of the proper right leg of pants written in black marker is [C9500 / MAJ. BLACKW[w obscured by large ink blot]OOD]. Going down the side is the printed stamp in black ink, [1855K2].
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: 2018.13.4.2
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), and thread with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 40 1/2 × 20 in. (102.9 × 50.8 cm)