Miner’s Cap
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This canvas mining cap has a red plastic brim with a metal and cardboard lamp bracket. There is a handwritten inscription on the top of the hat that reads: Harrisburg, Pa. / January 17, 1939 / Inaguration oF / Aurthur H. James. Underneath that inscription is a variety of handwritten names: John / Ethel / Frank / Tessie / Francess / Emily. The sides of the cap have the words “JAMES/LUZERNE COUNTY” in large printed letters. A red and white sticker on the lamp bracket reads “JOHN / GAVENONIS / 127 / PIERCE ST. / PLY. PA.” The signatures on this mining cap speak to the personal connections miner’s had with their cap. A miner chose their headgear, and took it with them to work where it was worn all day and used for decades.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
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content: Mining Helmets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: John Gavenonis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-9405
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-9405
label: accession number
content: 271417
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap, mining soft
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 12 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 31.75 cm x 19.05 cm