Delta Air Lines uniform vest worn by Eugene Harmond
date: label: Date
content: 1983-1991
name: label: Issued by
content: Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
label: Worn by
content: Eugene Harmond, American, born 1947
label: Manufactured by
content: The Greif Companies, American
label: Designed by
content: Van Lupu, American
notes: label: Description
content: A navy blue wool uniform vest worn by Delta Air Lines first Black male flight attendant, Eugene Harmond.
label: Description
content: This vest has four front pockets – one at each breast, one at each lower side, and six (6) round brass buttons with the Delta Widget logo. The lining is a light gray polyester satin material. There is no maker’s tag or information attached.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.50.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
label: Type
content: 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) and cotton (fiber) with metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 23 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (58.5 × 56 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest: 20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm)