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Chaplain kit used by 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.

A Chaplain's Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley, including a case (.1ab); bible stand (.2); crucifix (.3ab); chalice (.4ab); host box (.5abc); paten (.6); cruet (.7ab); cruet (.8ab); cruet tray (.9); altar covers (.10ab); corporal (.11); altar cloths (.12.1-.2); and lavabo towels (.13.1-.2).

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Catalog reference: 2013.205.1

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