This helmet is round and made of metal, with a brim. It is painted an olive green color. The helmet has a padded oilcloth liner, and there is a brown leather chin strap attached to it. At the center front is a hat-painted illustration of the bust of an indigenous American man wearing a feathered war bonnet. He is is placed over a black circle with a white swirl of smoke. The interior of the helmet's brim is painted with the inscription, "SergT. FrANK H. PuTNAM. BAT. D. 101st F.A. 26th DiV."
Context
Worn by Frank Putnam in Bethel, Vermont, during World War I.
