US Navy seaman's foul weather hat

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Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/a433c77dc573c4c681370d6a1abf839c

Title

US Navy seaman's foul weather hat

Creator

United States, Navy

Date

Created: circa 1945

Description

United States Navy seaman's blackish blue knit wool foul weather hat. The cylindrical hat is rounded at the closed top end and slit up each side to form a sort of dickey. A small rectangular opening for the face is cut into the front, which stretches when put on over the head.

Subject

Cold weather clothing.
World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies
Clothing.Men's Hats & Headgear
Military.1939-1945 (World War II).Clothing.Footwear & Headgear
hat
military uniform

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Type

image

Citation

United States, Navy, “US Navy seaman's foul weather hat,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed March 29, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8840.

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