Cotton Crocheted Belt

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Object Details

Description

This belt was made with string left over from the Works Project Administration (WPA). Before Rohwer Relocation Center was built, the WPA had to first drain the swamp that would become the campground location.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel

ID Number

1986.3144.01

nonaccession number

1986.3144

catalog number

1986.3144.01

Object Name

belt

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 30 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 78.105 cm x 4.445 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General

Military

Cultures & Communities

Japanese American Internment Era

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c5b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1295260