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Cap, Nurse's

Object number2014.140.22

Date1939

MediumCotton/Thread

Credit LineGift of Stephanie Mallinger

DescriptionWhite cotton Red Cross cap with black fabric stripe across front. Petal-shaped. Hemmed around perimeter and pleated along back edge. Place where hem overlaps along proper right side near back. Back edge is rounded and folds under.Dimensions7.5 x 12 in. (19.1 x 30.5 cm)
Historical NotesThis item belonged to Rose Buck and is from her Red Cross Army service during World War II (WWII). The Buck and Frank families were Jewish families that lived in McKeesport, PA, and Irwin, PA, respectively, during the late 19th and 20th centuries. They were connected through Rose (Buck) Frank, who married Herbert I. Frank in 1930. The couple had two daughters Stephanie (Frank) Mallinger, born in 1931, and Ann (Frank) Hoechstetter, born in 1932.

Previous owner Rose Buck

Related institution American Red Cross

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