United States Forest Service issued snake chaps worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The left leg chap (a) and the right leg chap (b) are constructed from stiff brown nylon that is heavily lined. Each chap is meant to be worn over pant legs and boots up to the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.8ab
United States Forest Service uniform pants worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The cotton, khaki green, pants has a metal, copper colored zipper and a top button. There are two (2) front pockets at the waist and two (2) back pockets. The waistband has a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.16.1
United States Forest Service uniform pants worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The cotton, khaki green, pants has a metal, copper colored zipper and a top button. There are two (2) front pockets at the waist and two (2) back pockets. The waistband has a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.16.2
United States Forest Service windbreaker worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The medium sized, dark green, nylon jacket has full-length sleeves, elastic wristbands, a turn down collar, two (2), large front side pockets, and a drawstring hem. The jacket closes at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.10
A red satin cummerbund worn as part of a US Marine Corps mess uniform by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel. The cummerbund is made from red satin synthetic fabric. The cummerbund fastens around the waist in the back with a length of wide black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.2.4
A black fulled wool US Marine Corps mess jacket (a) worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel with service medals (b) and US Marine Corps pins (c-e). The jacket opens at the center front with the proper right side opening trimmed in thirteen (13)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.2.1a-e
A pair of black fulled wool dress pants worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel. The pants have straight cut ankle-length legs and close at the center front waist with a zipper, one (1) metal hook-and-eye, and one (1) black plastic button. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.2.2
A white men's tuxedo shirt (a) worn as part of a US Marine Corps mess uniform by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel with two cuff links (b,c). The shirt has a mandarin collar and the bib and cuffs have a diapered woven design. The shirt buttons at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.2.3abc
A United States Marine Corps officer's mess dress uniform worn by Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. as lieutenant colonel consisting of a black dress jacket with medals and insignia pins (.1a-e), black dress pants (.2), a white dress shirt with cuff links (.3a-c), and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.2
A black parade dress uniform jacket worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as midshipman (junior grade) while attending the US Naval Academy. The double-breasted jacket closes at the center front with two (2) columns of nine (9) buttons each, which feature a raised…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.201.1
A navy blue wool US Navy dress uniform jumper worn by Lorenzo DuFau during World War II. The jumper is a pullover style sweater made from a very dark blue thick fulled wool and features a traditional sailor collar and fitted sleeves with gathered cuffs. It…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.5.1
A US Navy dress uniform hat (a) worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as commander with a white waterproof fabric crown and a black canvas brim, with a hat band (b) featuring a US Navy insignia pin (c). The brim of the hat is stiffened, with both sides fixed in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.1.1abc
A US Navy women's dress uniform jacket worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as commander. The single-breasted jacket is made from black twill fabric and has a short slightly flared skirt with a straight cut hemline. It has a rounded collar with a notched lapel.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.1.2
A pair of US Navy women's dress uniform pants worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as commander. The straight leg pants are made from a black synthetic fabric and close at the proper left side waist with a zipper and one (1) black plastic button. There is one…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.1.3
A US Navy fatigue cap worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The cap is made from brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. The crown is hexagonal with a flat top, with a short rounded bill extending…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.2.1
A US Navy fatigue jacket worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The single-breasted flak jacket with a standard collar is made from a brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.2.2
A pair of US Navy fatigue pants worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The straight leg pants are made from a brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. They close at the center front waist with four…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.2.3
These US Navy fatigues were worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half) while serving as the coordinator of the mission to rescue Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured by Somali pirates after they attacked the merchant ship Maersk…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.146.2
U.S. Olympic track and field jersey from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics worn by Marilyn White. The jersey is a white sleeveless jersey. The letters [U. S. A.] are sewn on to the chest of the front of the jersey in red and blue. A white tag at the bottom left of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.56.8
A March 2007 issue of USA Hockey Magazine with Neal Henderson and Fort Dupont players on cover. The players and coaches are dressed in full uniforms and were all standing looking up towards the camera. Near the top center of the group, Neal Henderson is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.67.3
A white USA Women's Basketball team jersey worn by Lusia Harris. It is a sleeveless white jersey with navy blue panels down the right and left side. There are large white stars scattered across the blue panels. The jersey has a high vee-neckline that is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.29.3
This is a faux gold usher badge was worn by Ruby Penn, a onetime member on the usher board at New Bethany Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The badge is comprised of two major sections - a horizontal bar from which a round pendant hangs suspended from two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.146
A black-and-white photograph of Karolynn Moore leaning over a bench and talking to Quanda Finch. Quanda Finch is sitting down with a stack of church bulletins on her lap and turned towards Karolynn Finch. Additional bulletins and purses are on the bench…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.2
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of an usher with a fan. The unidentified woman is facing away from the camera. She is wearing a white collared dress and a metal watch. She is standing in front of a white folding chair. Her proper right hand…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.17
