Name/Title
Navy Nurse UniformEntry/Object ID
31.23.8Description
Navy Nurse Uniform World War II. Material: textile. Size: 14" shoulder to shoulder x 44 1/2" L. Description: white heavy cotton uniform with collar and small lapels; long sleeves with wide open cuffs with button holes; front opening from neckline to below waistline, button holes on each side of opening; separate same fabric belt with open button holes; inside neckline label printed in red, "Made and sold under authority of U. S. Navy, U. S. Nurse's Uniform"; handprinted in black above label, "Chamberlain". (b) Uniform belt. Material: textile. Size: 2 1/4" x 31" L. Description: white cotton twill band with two open buttonholes on one end; handprinted on other end, "Chamberlain".Context
Lt. (j.g.) Esther Johnson, US Navy Nurse Corps. Mrs. Horace Chamberlain after marriage in 1945.Lexicon
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Object Name
Uniform, Naval NurseCreate Date
May 30, 2023Update Date
September 11, 2026