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Officer's White Service Cap with visor worn by Ensign Cassin Craig

1943-1946

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

Officer's White Service Cap with visor worn by Ensign Cassin Craig. The off-white fabric hat has a black visor in the front of the hat. The hat does not have a band, buttons, chin straps, or metal decoration. There are two buttonholes, one on either side of the hat, from where a chin strap used to be attached. There is a brown band around the inside of the hat. There is a label sewn onto the top of the interior of the hat. It has a decorative logo with text which reads [BANCROFT / Uniform / HEADWEAR / BUILT TO ENDURE]. There is a year printed below the word “HEADWEAR” in a small font. There are several areas of discoloration.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2024.113.3.2

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