Herringbone Twill Coveralls
date: label: associated date
content: 1941-1945
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Herringbone twill mechanic's coveralls.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Wartime mobilization called for work and sacrifices at home. Rationing, scrap metal drives, and Victory Gardens became part of civilian life in the 1940s. One dramatic social change was the enlistment of women for military service and their essential work in war plants. Coveralls such as these were commonly worn in factories by all workers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edward Rubin and Rubin Brothers Waste Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0611.0126
label: accession number
content: 1985.0611
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0611.0126
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coveralls
label: Object Type
content: coveralls
label: Other Terms
content: coveralls; Man; Army; Field
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 in x 19 1/2 in; 152.4 cm x 49.53 cm