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Object number2011.52.26
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionRed Nazi banner featuring a white and black swastika patch at the top and decorative gold tassels at the bottom.DimensionsHeight w/ tassels is roughly 10.500 in.Height w/o tassels is 9.125 in.
Width: 8.625 in
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.
Previous owner
Clarke M. Thomas
(1926 - 2009)
Related institution
Nazi Party
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
Related institution
United States Army
Related institution
97th Infantry Division
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1968-1969
1920-1945
1920-1945
1938-1945
c. 1945
c. 1945
1965
c. 1945
c. 1945