Exhibit of General George Washington's Uniform

ID: SIA2013-08255 or 63550

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1958

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder: 4

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Summary

The uniform worn by General George Washington when he resigned his commission on December 23, 1783, is on exhibit in the Arts and Industries Building. The Military History exhibition opened in 1958 as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program.

Subject

  • Washington, George 1732-1799
  • Arts and Industries Building
  • United States National Museum
  • United States. Army
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder: 4

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1958

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Uniforms, Military
  • Clothing and dress
  • Exhibitions
  • Military
  • Military history

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Object
  • Exhibit

ID Number

SIA2013-08255 or 63550

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Object; Medium: Photographic print

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