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American Red Cross outdoor uniform overcoat

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Titles American Red Cross outdoor uniform overcoat
Description An American Red Cross issue women's winter overcoat. It is made from blue-gray wool with buttons down the front and has an American Red Cross patch on the left shoulder. The coat has a red lining that can be unzipped and removed. Owned and used by Eleanor H. Page of Saint Paul, Minnesota, who joined the American Red Cross in 1916 and was active with the organization for over forty years. Coat was issued in 1949.
Quantity 1 item
Format Content Category: artifacts
Measurements 44 inches length (from center back collar to bottom hem)
20 inches width (at shoulders)
Nomenclature overcoat (outerwear)
Materials wool (textile)
metal
Subjects Issued by: American National Red Cross, Saint Paul Area Chapter
Used by: Page, Eleanor H.
Used in: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Women
Clothing. Women's Special Purpose Clothing. Uniforms. Nursing
Dates Use: Not earlier than 1949 - Approximately 1963
Holding Type 3D Objects
Identifiers 63.21.4.A (Accession Number)

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