Uniform

Object number2000.31.1 a-e

Manufacturer The Hickey-Freeman Company

Retailer Kaufmann's Department Store (1871 - 2005)

Datec. 1943

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumWool; Metal; Synthetic material; Plastic; Leather

Credit LineGift of Frank E. Bolden

DescriptionOlive green military uniform consisting of jacket, two pairs of pants, officer's hat, and belt.DimensionsWidth: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Length: 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 4.125 × 10.125 × 11.5 in. (10.5 × 25.7 × 29.2 cm)
Marks(a)
"customized by Hickey Freeman, Kaufmann's 5th Ave, Pgh, Frank Bolden 44 long..."

(d)
Inside crown at center "Kaufmann's / fifth avenue / Pittsburgh".
Historical NotesU.S. Army military uniform worn by Frank E. Bolden during World War II. Bolden worked as a war correspondent for the Pittsburgh Courier.Label TextFrank Bolden’s officer cap worn during World War II while he was a war correspondent for the Pittsburgh Courier. Frank Bolden wore this U.S. Army dress uniform as a war correspondent during World War II.

Related institution Pittsburgh Courier (1907 - 1966)

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