Women's WWII U.S. Naval Caps

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Women's WWII U.S. Naval Caps

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.22

Description

Two, women's WWII Navy brimmed removable hat crown. Hat crown's are nearly identical. Hat crown's are white and gray colored horizontal striped with snap rivets. In overall good condition but both show minor signs of wear, use, storage, and light fading. Owned by Ruth Schmeltzer (Poiter).

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Lardinois, Mary

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Notes

Date: 1940s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

Women's, Women's Hat, Military Hat, Navy, Hat Crown, Hat

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

May 26, 2023

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

General Notes

Note

Notes: Both hats have the owners hame printed on the inside "R. Schmeltzer." Size 22. Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2023-05-26

Create Date

May 26, 2023

Update Date

July 18, 2026