Gaiter

Object number2009.104.18 a,b

Datec. 1917

MediumCanvas, brass, shoe lace

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionPair of canvas gaiters.Dimensions15.75 x 7.5 x 15.75 in. (40 x 19.1 x 40 cm)
Historical NotesPart of WWI military collection belonging to Lieutenant Robert D. Christie. Gaiters were used for covering the boots of a WWI uniform. Robert Christie was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1885. His father moved the family to Pittsburgh in the 1890s in order to take a job at the Western Theological Seminary. The family lived on Ridge Avenue in Allegheny (North Side). Christie graduated from Shadyside Academy in 1904, and Princeton in 1908. During World War I, he served as a captain in the 314th Infantry, 79th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. In 1936, he married Rachel Alexander. Although he worked in advertising most of his life, he was also very interested in Western Pennsylvania History. For sixteen years he was the director of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania(1952-1968). Christie passed away in 1974, at his home in Shadyside.

Previous owner Robert D. Christie

Related institution 314th Infantry Regiment

Related institution 79th Division

Related institution American Expeditionary Forces

Related institution United States Army

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