Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
89.27.002 AB
Accession#:
89.27
Credit Line:
Donated by E.O. Bracken.
Object Name:
Hat, Miners
Title:
Miner's Helmet
Date:
1940
Description:
A — Oval dark brown "hard—hat" style miner's hat fitted with mounting for Edison Battery Electric Cap Light.
B — Rubber insert for hat; shoelace—type string encircles crown. Cotton straps mounted inside. Dark brown leather head band with 16 "T" shaped rubber and leather protrusions around band. Leather folded over and not stitched. Regal band itself stitched together with brown thread. There is a band of stitching along top edge.
Notes:
Worn by E.O. Bracken in Argonaut Mine, Jackson, California in 1940.
Search Terms:
Clothing
Personal Belonging
Safety
T&E
Mining
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