On View
Military History Gallery
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
Manufactured by
Carl Zeiss, German, founded 1846
Used by
Robinson, Peter L. Sr., American, 1892 - 1979
Subject of
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
Date
ca. 1917
Medium
leather , glass and metal
Dimensions
without strap: 2 5/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (5.9 x 17.5 x 11.4 cm)
with strap: 2 5/16 x 6 7/16 x 16 1/2 in. (5.9 x 16.4 x 41.9 cm)
Description
A set of black Zeiss-Stereo Day Marine Glass binoculars with Bausch & Lomb lenses and a brown leather strap.
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Military
Type
binoculars
Topic
Military
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson
Object number
2010.18.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569673263-2fc2-4d97-89f1-770486d4fe40

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