World War I Officer Stetson Campaign Hat belonging to Lt. Peter L. Robinson, Sr.

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

A brown/olive green felt hat (a) worn by Peter L. Robinson, Sr. with chin strap (b). The crown of the hat comes almost to a point at the very top and the four corners of the hat are pushed in, making the front, back, left, and right sides stick out. There are four (4) brown metal ventilation grommets, one on each side of the hat, 3 inches from the base of the crown. There is a 1" thick light brown grosgrain ribbon going around the base of the crown. There is a brown cotton shoestring ribbon going around the base of the crown. It is wrapped around in two rows. The string is going though a small cylindrical piece of on the left and right sides of the hat. In the center of the hat, the shoestring laces are going through a thicker piece of string.

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