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Combat helmet from World War I used by the 93rd Infantry Division

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Object Details

Created by
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Used by
93rd Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1919
Description
A World War I combat helmet. The exterior of the helmet is olive green in color with a painted version of a 93rd Infantry patch on the front. The symbol consists of a powder blue helmet on a black circle. The interior is padded with cotton, and a layer of what looks like a fibrous plant material. Around the fabric is adjustable netting. The netting is connected to a piece of burlap with faux black leather on the top. There is a layer of faux red leather on the exterior of the inner padding with what looks like cylindrical pieces of plastic stuck in between slits that extend around the entire circumference. There is a leather chin strap.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1914-1918
Object number
2011.155.298
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Type
helmets
Medium
leather, imitation leather, metal, cloth, cotton, paint, plastic, plant fiber
Dimensions
On Head Form: 9 1/2 × 11 × 11 in. (24.1 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Military
World War I
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.155.298
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fda43715-ef7f-4e25-bac6-a6aa3ae9a59b

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