Commemorative
Object number94.38.1
Date1932
MediumCloth
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionMen's blue hat made of cloth. Yellow trim. Screen printed lettering on one side.Dimensions4.875 x 11 in. (12.4 x 27.9 cm)SignedNone
MarksInside: 7 1/8 [?]
On side: FATHER COX'S/BLUE SHIRTS
Historical NotesThis is hat was owned by a member of Father Cox's Army. Members of Cox’s Army referred to themselves as the Blue Shirts because of their distinctive attire.Label TextLeaving Pittsburgh on January 5, 1932, members of Cox’s Army traveled in a caravan of autos and trucks, by train, and on foot. As the marchers left Pittsburgh, the New York Times reported throngs of cheering supporters, including “men who shouted and women and children who waved handkerchiefs and flags.”
Related person
Father James Renshaw Cox
(1886 - 1951)
Related institution
Liberty-Jobless Party
Related institution
Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
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