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Accession # |
A76-6-2 |
Object Name |
coat |
Description |
Dark blue lighthouse keeper’s coat, double breasted. Made of wool, with 8 brass lighthouse buttons. Each lapel has a patch sewn on it that features a gold braided cord with a number "3" in the center, signifying the wearer was a lighthouse keeper, third class. The buttons indicate the uniform dates to the time of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and to the period after about 1910. The uniform was worn by James H. Hopson, who was in lighthouse service from 1930 to 1952. |
Date |
circa 1930-1952 |
Made |
Collegian Men's Model |
Dimensions |
W-24 L-32.5 inches |
Material |
Wool/Brass |
Search Terms |
Lighthouse Lighthouse Service, U. S. Manitowoc, WI |
People |
Hopson, James H. Sr. |
Provenance |
James H. Hopson was the lighthouse keeper at the Manitowoc light from March 1942 until his retirement in 1952. See his Biography for further information, and also printed information provided by his son, James H. Hopson, Jr. in the accession file. |
Credit line |
James H. Hopson |