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Cruet tray in Chaplain Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

1939-1944

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cruet tray made of brass with a raised rim and thin flat lip. The bottom of the circular tray is engraved "U. S.".

Catalog date
1939-1944
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Catholicism; Men; Military; Religion; Segregation; Worship services

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2013.205.1.9

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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