Uniform, Military skirt

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Uniform, Military skirt

Entry/Object ID

109.98.16

Description

Material: textile, metal and plastic. Size: 12" W. x 25" L. Description: Uniform skirt. White fabric - below knee length six-gored skirt - one slash pocket on each front side - left closure with a 7" L. zipper and two waistband buttons - 1 5/8" W. waistband - handwritten on waistband: "Hodgkins". One SPAR uniform is accessioned as #109.98.5-13, 17-18) and includes a cap, a garrison cap, blouse, shirts, skirt, slacks, belt and service crests. Second uniform is accessioned #109.98.15-16 and includes a blouse and skirt.

Context

Waseca County Military - U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, SPAR. Dorothy Hodgkins was a SPAR, a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943-1945. The name "SPAR" derives from S(emper) PAR (atus) or "always ready", the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. Hodgkins worked with public health doctors and nurses in sick bay and in the dental clinic in St. Augustine, Florida at a Coast Guard training station. Later she was located in Washington, D.C. at Coast Guard headquarters. See donor gift agreement for more biographical information on Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military skirt

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

January 4, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024