Reproduction patch with Red Hand emblem
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: 371st Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: 92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A round, color patch with a red outspread hand on a white background, the emblem of the 157th French division, including the 371st and 372nd U.S. infantry troops, during World War I. This reproduction patch is composed of cotton and viscose rayon, with the red hand done by machine embroidery. The white circle is surrounded by a layer of red then blue. The back is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.13
objectType: label: Type
content: color patches (military patches)
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: fabric and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 7/16 × 1/8 in. (7 × 6.2 × 0.3 cm)