Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge in case
Object Number:
878
Medium:
badge: metal, enamel, textile
case: cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 4 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
badge: obverse: "INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANISTS 1884"
Description:
Case with badge on blue and yellow striped ribbon. Oval badge features a bust of a male figure facing forward within a shield, surmounted by three towers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
