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Minnesota Home Guard uniform sack coat
62.36.4
Titles: Minnesota Home Guard uniform sack coat (Supplied title)
Description: Minnesota Home Guard sergeant's wool uniform sack coat. The four-pocket coat has a high standing collar and light olive mohair tape above the cuffs. The front has a button closure with three of the original five gilded metal Great Seal buttons present. The pocket label on the right interior is marked "Schaub Bros./ INC./ St. Paul". One shoulder is sewn with a maroon felt wool disc that features the yellow image of a gopher within a yellow circle. The patch is said to represent the 4th Anti-Aircraft and Machine Gun battalion, an all-Minnesota draft.
Dates
- 1917 - 1918 (Use)
Creation
- made by: Schaub Brothers, Inc.
- owned/used by: Schaub, Carleton Phillip
- issued by: Minnesota Home Guard
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 62.36.4
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 29 1/8 inches length
- 17 inches width (shoulders)
Subjects
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62.36.4
62.36.4, detail