Box for Bible and Drape, Barracks No. 635 Veterans of WWI, before 1970

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Box for Bible and Drape, Barracks No. 635 Veterans of WWI, before 1970

Entry/Object ID

1983.62.5

Description

ACC. NO. 83.62.5 SUBJECT CATEGORY: World War I. Veterans DATE OR PERIOD: Unknown OBJECT: Box DESCRIPTION:Natural finish box with paper label (typed) stating "Bible & Drape" with applied paper insignia stating "USA Veterans of World War I". Size: 9 1/2" wide x 10 3/4" long, 4" in depth. HISTORY OF OBJECT: Used by the now dissolved (mid 1970's) Alameda Barracks No. 635 Veterans of World War I. ACQUIRED FROM: Bruno Pruss, DATE: Original date of donation March 22, 1981

Interpretative Labels

Label

4/6/2020 MvL: current label: Alameda Barracks #635 Veterans of World War I Assorted memorabilia connected with this veterans' organization. Note: The Veterans of World War I of the USA, Inc. was organized in 1948. In 1989, when it hosted the Veteran's Day remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery, there were some 100,000 WWI veterans remaining, whose average age was 94. The organization's executive office at Arlington, VA closed c. 2008, and the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs acts as the administrator of this organization. The Alameda group, Barracks #635, ceased to exist in the 1970's.