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Knapsack
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Knapsack

MediumLeather, canvas
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of William Judd
DescriptionKnapsack with black leather straps, three buckles on the front flap. There is one large interior pocket.
Object number1988.23.0
MarkingsPainted on the inside flap in red letters on a green circle: "F. HART / CO A / 8 Regt. /C.V.".NotesProvenance Note: A note on the worksheet say that this may have belonged to Fred Hart, who served in the Connecticut Volunteers, Regiment 8, Company A during the Civil War. According to records, there was no Fred Hart, but there was a Frances Hart that served with that unit.
On View
On view
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.50  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
20th century
Bottle Case
Unknown
1775-1825
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Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.226  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Lamson and Hubbard
early 20th century
Shoes
Unknown
about 1965
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
Albert G. Walker
1858
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.38 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Belber Company
late 19th-mid 20th century
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.51  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
20th century