Aviator's silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Woodrow W. Crockett, American, 1918 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Used by
content: 100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A silk aviator's scarf worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY FIGHTER] on the right side. The words appear on the same face of the scarf.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
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 Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.43.2
objectType: label: Type
content: scarves (costume accessories)
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: silk (textile), ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Laid Flat): 16 1/2 x 65 1/4 in. (41.9 x 165.7 cm)