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Catalog Number |
1976.1.3036 |
Object Name |
Suitcase |
Date |
1941 ca |
Description |
This is an old Army suitcase of George Lyon's. It is brown leather with leather straps and brass clasps. The inside is covered in blue and white ticking and contains a central moveable partition of fabric covered cardboard. When the suitcase is opened, the partition lies flat and is plain on top. When the partition is lifted, it has a red leatherette pouch on flip side and two leather and metal clasps to fasten two leather straps to hold it open in place. On the top of the suitcase is a faint stencil reading:"LYON, CAPT 323RD INF/ GROUP .531/ 40 LBS./ 2 CU. FT." There is a faded white tag on the center handle from the Boston Terminal Co./ South Station, Boston. There is a red tag on the right clasp reading:"Transit Check Thalman GA/ Name G. Lyon/ Date 3-25-41/ Remarks 14 pc/ Jekyll Island Club/ Brunswick, Ga" |
Materials |
Leather/Metal/Paper/Fabric |
Condition |
Unstable |
Associated with |
Lyon, George Armstrong |
Search Terms |
Travel Suitcase Luggage Army Military Service Boston Georgia Jekyll Island |
Catalog Sub-category |
Personal Gear |