Baseball cap worn by Tom Selleck on TV show <i>Magnum P.I.</i>
date: label: Date made
content: 1980s
label: date made
content: ca 1980
name: label: user
content: Selleck, Tom
label: maker
content: Roman Pro
notes: label: Description
content: Baseball cap worn by Tom Selleck in the role of Thomas Sullivan Magnum on the television series <i>Magnum P.I.</i> The dark blue cap features a patch with "VMO2/DA NANG" stitched in gold thread surrounding a gold eagle insignia on a dark blue field. The insignia refers to Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2), an observation squadron of the United States Marine Corps which saw extensive action during the Vietnam War.
label: Description
content: The crime drama series <i>Magnum P.I.</i> aired on CBS from 1980-1988, and followed the titular private investigator's detective work on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Magnum was a veteran of the United States Navy who served as a Navy SEAL and intelligence officer during the Vietnam War, and the series was lauded for its depiction of Vietnam veterans' successful post-war careers and lives. Selleck won the 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Magnum, and the show was a popular success, regularly ranking in the top twenty programs on television in the United States during its run.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
topic: label: general subject association
content: Television
label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Tom Selleck and Universal Pictures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0409.02
label: accession number
content: 1988.0409
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0409.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cap
label: Object Name
content: cap
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: polyester (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 18.415 cm