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1950-1956
GUSN-1338
Brownie uniform, short sleeved brown dress. Five buttons to waist, brownie emblem embroidered on left breast pocket. Four gore skirt. Milton Council badge.
uniforms
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
weaving
childhood
Cotton
Woven
Scouting
Women's Clothing
UNIFORM
"Waiting for a Gallery" Objects related to customs or rituals from particular periods are the ones future historians are likely to find most evocative. Scouting is a phenomenon of 20th century mass culture involving hundreds of thousands of children who have learned not only a wide range of skills but also a set of values.
Label: ""Girl Scouts/ National Equipment Service/ New York City/ OFFICIAL/ Sanforized""
Kimball, Helen
1990.21
Unknown
1990.21.1
Title Brownie Uniform Belt Accession Number 1993.15
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