- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Printed by
- United States Department of the Army, American, founded 1947
- Used by
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Owned by
- Collins, Gwendolyn, American
- Date
- 1947-1954
- Medium
- ink on bristol board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/4 × 11 in. (12.1 × 28 cm)
- Description
- An officer’s showers sign printed by the United States Department of the Army. The sign is printed on a piece of white rectangular Bristol board. Large, black, centered text at the top reads [SHOWERS]. Smaller black text printed below reads [White Officers] on the left, and [Colored Officers] on the right with downward and diagonally oriented arrows below pointing in left and right directions. Along the bottom edge of the sign is even smaller black text that reads [DEPT. OF THE ARMY] on the left, and [FORM # 11734], on the right. At the bottom center is a small, black, printed image of the Great Seal of the United States: a bald eagle with its wings displayed, holding a bundle arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. In its beak, the eagle clutches a blank scroll. Over the eagle’s head there is a cluster of thirteen five-pointed stars surrounded by a ring of circular clouds. A vertically striped shield covers the eagle's breast. The seal is framed by a thin circle. The back of the sign is plain and white.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brian Turner from the Collection of John E. Collins
- Object number
- 2021.84
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




