Women's Army Corps uniform worn by Private First Class Ara Belle Brown Jennings

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

This is a Women's Army Corps uniform worn by Ara Belle Brown Jennings. It consists of an olive brown wool jacket (a) and matching skirt (b). The uniform jacket buttons up the front with four gold-colored buttons, with the bottom button missing. The gold-colored buttons have a raised decoration of the Great Seal of the United States. The jacket has two upper chest pockets with flap closures and button fasteners, and two angled hip pockets. On the inside back collar is a smudged stamp that reads “[illegible]B Brown / [illegible]4[illegible]703.” Next to the stamp is a sewn-on tag that is coming unsewn. The white cloth tag has black text and reads “SHORT / 14.” The uniform skirt is an A-line style with a side button and zipper. There is a small white tag sewn into the inside of the waistband. At the top of the tag is handwritten text that reads “4972.

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