Name/Title
Men's Naval Peaked Cap Frame + CoversDescription
B: Navy cap frame, black cap band with Navy insignia, plastic bill. Eight white covers, one khaki cover, one navy blue cover (all marked with the letter "D" after the accession number)Use
by Ralph Douglass, Jr. (1923-1985), as a member of the U.S. Navy in the 1950s.Context
Ralph Douglass, Jr. was a Shelbyville, IN native. He attended Merchant Marine program in Kingsport, New York about 1943. After graduation he held reserve commission in the U. S. Navy and then volunteered as deck officer and navigator. Donated items are associated with his career in Navy and/or Merchant Marine. Officers kept a variety of cap covers on hand as needed to match uniform and/or climate, was cheaper to change cap cover than have separate cap for each need.Collection
Douglass, Janet C.Acquisition
Accession
1987.037Source or Donor
Janet C. DouglassAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
circa 1950 - circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Made: by BancroftRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ralph W. Douglass, Jr.Create Date
July 12, 2006Update Date
August 14, 2024
