A US Army uniform jacket (a) with service medals and pins (b-g) worn by Charles J. Blackwood as a Major in World War II. The single-breasted jacket (a) is made from a dark olive green wool fabric and closes at the center front with three gold buttons…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.13.4.1a-g
US Army Uniform Pants worn by Charles J. Blackwood part of military uniform worn by Charles Blackwood during World War II. The pants are made from beige wool fabric and have straight cut legs that are pressed with a crease down the center front and back.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.13.4.2
US Army uniform peaked cap worn by Charles J. Blackwood during World War II. The main body of the hat is made of olive wool. It has a 2 inch flat leather bill in the front with a metal insignia of the United States Army in gold above. The bottom of the cap…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.13.4.7
US Army uniform riding breeches worn by Charles J. Blackwood as part of military uniform worn by Charles Blackwood during World War II. The pants are made from beige wool fabric that bulge out at the knees and narrow at the calves. The pants are not full…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.13.4.3
A pair of navy blue wool uniform dress pants worn by John Hanks Alexander of the 9th US Cavalry. The boot-cut trousers are made from a dark navy wool broadcloth. The trousers fasten at the center front waist with six (6) metal buttons and one (1)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.34.1.2
A pair of navy blue wool riding pantaloons worn by John Hanks Alexander of the 9th US Cavalry. The tapered pants are made from a dark navy wool gabardine that has been fulled on the reverse to create a soft self-lining. The trousers fasten at the center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.34.1.3
A black USCG Academy Cade Parade Dress Blue jacket with two columns of gold buttons down the front. Eighteen buttons in total are sewn to the front of the jacket. The collar is piped in gold with two anchors attached to either side of the front of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.32.2
A United States Coast Guard Commander's dinner dress blue jacket worn by CMDR Merle J. Smith, Jr. Each sleeve has three gold stripes and a United States shield at the cuff. Each side of the jacket has an angled row of three gold buttons, with one button…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.32.1
A green camouflage fatigue uniform hat worn by United States Coast Guard Lt. Merle J. Smith, Jr. The hat has a wide, flat brim with four metal ventilation grommets in the crown, with vertical stitching pattern around the side and an adjustable chin strap.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.32.3.3
A green fatigue uniform jacket worn by United States Coast Guard Lt. Merle J. Smith, Jr. The jacket has four pockets in the front. The sleeves are flared with buttons attached to the cuffs near the body. At the collar corners are two patches with black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.32.3.1
A pair of green fatigue pants worn by United States Coast Guard Lt. Merle J. Smith, Jr. The pants have two pockets in front as well as two pockets on the either side of the pant legs and two rear pockets. They close with a button and zipper in front. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.32.3.2
United States Forest Service issued badge worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The badge is brass toned and is the logo for the US Forest Service. At the center of the shield shaped badge is the relief depiction of a pine tree. Relief text surrounds the tree. At…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.4
United States Forest Service issued Cleveland National Forest name badge worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The gold metallic badge is rectangular in shape with rounded edges. Printed in black across the front is block text that reads [MELODY STARYA MOBLEY /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.3
United States Forest Service uniform dress pants worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The size 16, polyester-cotton, khaki green, pants has a copper colored metal zipper and a silver hook and eye. There are two (2) front pockets at the waist and two (2) back…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.17
United States Forest Service issued uniform fire pants worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The size 32, Aramid, forest green, pants has a copper colored metal zipper and a green plastic top button. There are two (2) back pockets. Each pocket closes with a flap…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.15.2
United States Forest Service issued uniform fire shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The aramid, yellow, long-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with six (6) round yellow plastic buttons. There are two (2) front pockets,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.15.1
United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The Dacron polyester-cotton blend, khaki green, long-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with six (6) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.11
United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The polyester-cotton blend, khaki green, long-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with six (6) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two (2)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.12
United States Forest Service issued aluminum hard hat worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The MSA McDonald T (model number 994378) adjustable hat for sizes 6 ½-7 ¾ is primarily constructed from molded aluminum. The interior has a dark gray plastic suspension…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.1
United States Forest Service issued Ocala National Forest name badge worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The gold metallic badge is rectangular in shape with rounded edges. Printed in black across the front is block text that reads [MELODY STARYA MOBLEY / OCALA…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.2.1
United States Forest Service issued Ocala National Forest name badge worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The gold metallic badge is rectangular in shape with rounded edges. Printed in black across the front is block text that reads [MELODY STARYA MOBLEY / OCALA…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.2.2
United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The polyester-cotton blend, khaki green, short-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with five (5) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two (2)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.13.1
United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The polyester-cotton blend, khaki green, short-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with five (5) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two (2)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.13.2
United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The cotton, khaki green, short-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with six (6) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two (2) front pockets, one…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.14
