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Reproduction patch with Red Hand emblem

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Description

A round, color patch with a red outspread hand on a white background, the emblem of the 157th French division, including the 371st and 372nd U.S. infantry troops, during World War I. This reproduction patch is composed of cotton and viscose rayon, with the red hand done by machine embroidery. The white circle is surrounded by a layer of red then blue. The back is blank.
Format:
Fabric And Thread
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Buffalo Soldiers
  4. Military
  5. World War I
  6. World War Ii
  7. World War, 1914 1918
  8. World War, 1939 1945

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