Original Unit Insignia

The image features a watercolor and ink illustration depicting a Native American man wearing a feathered headdress, partially merged into a shield adorned with blue and tan vertical stripes. Below the shield, encased in swirling banners, the words "Peace and Progress" are elegantly scripted.

The image features a watercolor and ink illustration depicting a Native American man wearing a feathered headdress, partially merged into a shield adorned with blue and tan vertical stripes. Below the shield, encased in swirling banners, the words "Peace and Progress" are elegantly scripted.

Name/Title

Original Unit Insignia

Description

Original unit insignia for the 45th Division Train, Quartermaster Corps

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Made/Created

Date made

Jun 12, 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Native peoples, Insignia, Painting, Watercolor paintings

Dimensions

Width

9-1/2 in

Length

14 in