Redskins Marching Band Patch
name: label: associated institution
content: Washington Redskins
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Washington Redskins Marching Band was created after the National Football League team moved from Boston to Washington D.C. in 1938. Composed of an all-volunteer orchestra, the Redskins Band was a pioneer in half-time entertainment. 1938 also marked the introduction of the team's fight song "Hail to the Redskins."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Football
label: Subject
content: Musicians
label: Subject
content: Marching band
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0768.20
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0768.20
label: accession number
content: 1981.0768
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: maroon (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 3 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 7.3025 cm x 10.795 cm