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Tête cassee from Saint Lucia made by Marie Therese Joseph

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This tête cassee from Saint Lucia made by Marie Therese Joseph is formed from a Madras style plaid in green, red, and yellow. The fabric is gathered into an oval with the edges rolled in a wide flat band and the crown portion having several asymmetric pleats fixed into the fabric with an adhesive or other binding treatment. The front crown is slightly taller than the back. A piece of the fabric is

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Tête revolver from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin

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This tête revolver from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin is formed from a Madras style plaid in red, blue, and yellow. The cotton plaid is wrapped with a smooth crown and a wide band around the sides, then twisted at the back and pinned at the center back crown, with a portion of the twist left looser and falling over the proper left back below the body of the headdress. The twist is attached w

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U.S. Army Air Force pilot badge owned by Lt. Louise Lomax

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During World War II, Louise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 with the help of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By September 1943 she was stationed at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, home of the Tuskegee Airmen. Pilot Badges were issued to Army Air Corps

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U.S. Army Certificate of Service issued to Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood

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The U.S. Army Certificate of Service issued to Major Charles James Blackwood is for active service in the Army from March 19 1942 to June 12 1944. The certificate is dated June 12, 1944 and was given at [The Infantry School, / Fort Benning, Georgia]. The certificate was mounted on a larger blue paper at a later date and is stapled at the top and connected with multiple pieces of tape. The certific

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U.S. Army M-1879 junior officer's dress coat worn by John Hanks Alexander

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A navy blue wool U.S. Army M-1879 junior officer's dress uniform frock coat (a) worn by John Hanks Alexander of the 9th US Cavalry with two shoulder knots (b, c). The coat is made from a very dark navy blue wool broadcloth and features a double-breasted reverse-front that closes with seven (7) metal buttons on each front side featuring an embossed design of an eagle holding an olive branch in one

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U.S. Army Olive Drab Service Jacket worn by Technician 5th Class David H. Walker

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A U.S. Army Olive Drab Service Jacket (a) worn by Technician 5th Class David H. Walker with two (2) service ribbon bars (b, c), a Marksman Rifle badge (d), a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insignia pin (e), and a U.S. insignia pin (f). The jacket is made from olive green wool and is single-breasted with a standard collar and full-length sleeves with no cuffs. It falls at the hip with a straight hem

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U.S. Army forage cap

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A U.S. Model 1858 Forage Cap. The crown of the cap is made from dark blue wool broadcloth with two (2) vent holes on each side. The top of the crown has a brass infantry bugle insignia with the letter “K” inside it. The top of the crown also a white and blue Army of the Potomac 2nd Corps, 3rd Division badge sewn at center. It is lined with black cotton and has an interior hat band of brown leather

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U.S. Army forage cap

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A U.S. Model 1858 Forage Cap. The crown of the cap is made from dark blue wool broadcloth with two (2) vent holes on each side. The top of the crown has two crossed brass canons with the number “4” in front of them. It has a cotton liner with a maker’s label attached to the crown that reads "M. & G. / No. 6 / N.Y." It has an interior hat band of brown leather. The bill is made from paperboard cove

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U.S. Burial Flag for Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton

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Sergeant Charlton served in C Company, 24th Infantry Regiment, during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on June 2, 1951, near Chipo-ri, Korea. After his wounded platoon leader was evacuated during an attack to capture Hill 543, Charlton "rallied the men" and led them on three separate assaults. During the first assault, he eliminated two enemy positions, ki

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U.S. Model 1842 musket and bayonet by Springfield Armory

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A U.S. Model 1842 .70 caliber musket (a) and bayonet (b) manufactured by Springfield Armory, circa 1847. The musket features a dark walnut stock, steel barrel and detached bayonet, muzzle, front right, stored ramrod, barrel bands and other steel fittings. The bayonet (b) is engraved with “US” on its inside below the blade. On the proper right lock plate is engraved “SPRINGFIELD 1847” and an eagle

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U.S. Model 1861 rifle musket by WM. Muir & Co.

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A U.S. Model 1861 .58 caliber rifle musket produced by William Muir & Company for use by the Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. The rifle is constructed of a walnut stock, steel barrel, barrel bands, front and rear sights, stored ramrod and fittings. The barrel bands are engraved with a “U” on their undersides. The top of the barrel bear the hammer bears a dated engraving, “1863”

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U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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National Collegiate Athletic Association fifth place medal for the Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a bronze medal. The pin has a “c” clasp closure on the back and a bar that hold the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on either side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon i

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Tête cassee from Saint Lucia made by Marie Therese Joseph

Tête revolver from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin

U.S. Army Air Force pilot badge owned by Lt. Louise Lomax

U.S. Army Certificate of Service issued to Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood

U.S. Army M-1879 junior officer's dress coat worn by John Hanks Alexander

U.S. Army Olive Drab Service Jacket worn by Technician 5th Class David H. Walker

U.S. Army forage cap

U.S. Army forage cap

U.S. Burial Flag for Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton

U.S. Model 1842 musket and bayonet by Springfield Armory

U.S. Model 1861 rifle musket by WM. Muir & Co.

U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association medal awarded to Eulace Peacock