Doughboy Uniform
date: label: date made
content: early 20th century
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Brown wool button-down jacket and brown wool breeches.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Enlisted soldier's uniform. The brown, doughy color of the uniform led to these soldiers being referred to as "doughboys," though the exact derivation of the nickname has been debated.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used
content: Europe
label: Associated Place
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0082.06
label: accession number
content: 1977.0082
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0082.06
label: catalog number
content: 81199M
objectType: label: Object Name
content: breeches
label: Other Terms
content: breeches; Man; Army; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 39 in x 15 in x 2 1/2 in; 99.06 cm x 38.1 cm x 6.35 cm