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Altar cloths of white linen in Chaplain Kit of Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

1939-1944

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Altar cloths made of white plain woven linen. The rectangular cloths have a wide hemmed edge that is turned to the back and machine stitched. Both altar cloths .1 and .2 are the same.

Catalog date
1939-1944
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Catholicism; Men; Military; Religion; Segregation; Worship services

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2013.205.1.12.1-.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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