Name/Title
Grey Lady American Red Cross Uniform Cap of Alice Mclain, 1943-1945Entry/Object ID
1998.209.6Description
ACC. NO. 98.209.6
SUBJECT CATEGORY: AMERICAN RED CROSS
DATE OR PERIOD: 1943-1945
OBJECT: CAP
DESCRIPTION:
UNIFORM CAP MADE OF GABARDINE IN A BLUE-GREY COLOR. FRONT OF CAP HAS A BOW LOCATED ABOVE THE BILL VISOR. A WHITE- AND RED-COLORED ENAMEL AMERICAN RED CROSS PIN IS POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE BOW. HAT SIZE, "23," HAS NO MANUFACTURER'S LABEL THEREON.
SIZE: L 10-1/2" X W 8-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
UNIFORM CAP WORN BY ALICE MCLAIN, ALAMEDA RESIDENT, WHO SERVED AS AN AMERICAN RED CROSS "GREY LADY" DURING WORLD WAR-II. ITEM WAS DONATED BY ALICE McLAIN'S DAUGHTER.
DONOR:
VIRGINIA PRATT
DATE: MAY 9, 1998
