Pat Thissen Jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Pat Thissen Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2015.18.01

Description

Green Windbreaker of the Irish-American Club. Material: textile, metal. Size: 21" (shoulder to shoulder) x 32" L. Description: green nylon, long-sleeved with elasticized wrists, pointed collar, draw-string closure around bottom hemline, silver snap front closure from center neckline to bottom; imprinted on reverse side in white: "Irish-American Club Southern Minnesota"; jacket was worn by active club member Pat Thissen of Janesville; inside neck label: "Pla-Jac by Dan Brooke 44-L 46 Made in U.S.A."; gray flannel lined.

Context

Patrick Thissen, a founding member of the Irish-American Club of Southern Minnesota, was a well-known Irish American tenor from Janesville, Minnesota who performed and entertained at many family and Janesville-Waseca area celebrations; he was especially known for his Irish ballads.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jacket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

18.15.1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

May 6, 2015

Update Date

June 30, 2026