French Foreign Legion uniform suspenders

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/dab598c2c97e610426952b09d2b147fa

Title

French Foreign Legion uniform suspenders

Creator

Bowe, John
French Foreign Legion

Date

Used: circa 1916 - circa 1918

Description

Pair of suspenders made of coarse cotton with a faded pinkish stripe. Each of the three straps has a forked end with two button loops in knit cotton, leather reinforcements and nickeled steel adjusters. The suspenders were worn by John Bowe of Canby, Minnesota when he served with the French Foreign Legion.

Subject

World War I
World War, 1914-1918--France
Military.1914-1918 (World War I).Clothing.Accessories
Military.Foreign Military Items.Clothing
Suspenders (garment support)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10292785

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10302296

Date

Used: circa 1916 - circa 1918

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

World War I
World War, 1914-1918--France
Military.1914-1918 (World War I).Clothing.Accessories
Military.Foreign Military Items.Clothing
Suspenders (garment support)

Citation

Bowe, John and French Foreign Legion, “French Foreign Legion uniform suspenders,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 22, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15538.

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