1.84.19
Uniform, Military, Spanish American War Pants
1900 Approximate
U.S. Army Uniform. Material: textile and metal. Size: 32" W. waistline x 25" L. inseam. Description: khaki cotton - natural cotton lining in waistband, pockets and fly placket - jodhpur style wider through the seat and upper pant legs and tapering to a closer fit at below kneeline - double layered at inner knee - each front pant leg is studded with 24 metal rivets through which a cord is laced for closure - pant leg hem is bound with a khaki colored edging -front pant closure with five gray metal buttons in fly placket - top button imprinted with "US Army" and the others imprinted with "U.S.A." - six belt loops - one slash pocket at each side seam - one front pocket on each side - one coin/watch fob pocket on right below waistband - handwritten in black marker inside waistband: an encircled "K" and "205-I 33-7, CO F - 135th INF Paul Lynch" - inside hip pocket lining: "P.Lynch Co.F 135".
Waseca County Military - Spanish American War, WWI. Worn by Paul Lynch, Company F, 135th Infantry.