Artifact Friday: A2 Bomber Jacket
Happy Friday! So for our Artifact Friday, we decided to continue the clothing trend and talk about the A2 Bomber jacket! In early...
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Grayson Sandberg
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: M43 Field Jacket
It is #ArtifactFriday! Shortly after the US entered World War Two, a number of problems arose with the standard army uniform, namely in...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Artifact Friday: NWU Type 1
Happy Women’s History Month! For our Artifact Friday today, we are going to do something a little different today and talk about women’s...
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Laci Prince
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Artifact Friday: Vietnam War Souvenir Jacket
#TGIAF or thank goodness it's artifact Friday! This week we are featuring our Vietnam War Souvenir Jacket. It was brought back by a U.S....
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Laci Prince
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: The Adrian Helmet
It is time for another #ArtifactFriday! This week we are covering the cover called an Adrian Helmet. The Adrian Helmet, though a French...
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Laci Prince
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Death Cards for Valentine's Day
The United States Military has always tried to find ways to seem more intimidating by using psychological warfare. One of the most...
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Grayson Sandberg
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Artifact Friday: Stars and Stripes Newspaper
Stars and Stripes is the official newspaper of the US military. Authorized by the Department of Defense, it is both produced for and...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Jan 27
- 2 min
Short Strips and Tight Grips: The Razorbacks
In the 1960s, the Vietnam War was raging for the United States. It was an extremely controversial time in American history, as citizens...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Jan 27
- 2 min
Short Strips and Tight Grips: The Huey
Short Strips and Tight Grips features three main helicopter which Max Hall flew. Our blog has already published one on the CH-21 Piasecki...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: The Ford Victoria
Happy Friday afternoon folks! We are going to talk about an artifact that seems to go largely unnoticed in our historic White Hangar! Get...
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Abby Hanks
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Artifact of the Week: Merchant Marine Patch
Happy Tuesday Everyone! This patch was created by Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California, in July of 1944. Made for the Merchant...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Varga 2150 Kachina
Happy Friday folks! Today we are going to talk about a rare civilian aircraft known as the Varga 2150A Kachina. The museum has the...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Zeppelin Photo
“We won’t come back till it's over over there!”...sang the traveling soldiers of World War One. Many of these boys had never traveled far...
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Skyler Putman
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Artifact Friday: The White Hangar
Hey guys, welcome back to another #ArtifactFriday! Today's artifact examination is the White Hangar is one of the more notable components...
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Hallie Jo Cartwright
- Jun 10, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: B-7 Arctic Parka
In the middle of summertime, very rarely do we think of snow, cold, and winter clothing. However, if a nation is fighting a war across...
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Skyler Putman
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Barnstormers
Hi guys! Welcome back to another #ArtifactFriday! As you may notice when you first begin a tour of the museum, the first glass container...
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Lily Loe
- Apr 30, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Whatever They Call It
That cool plane in the middle of the white hanger that you can step up and peek inside actually has multiple names. Commonly known as the...
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Lily Loe
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Insect Repellant
Those pesky bugs that annoy us on hot sweet summer nights can be rejected by insect repellant thanks to the US military in World War II....
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Lily Loe
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Artifact Friday: Sunburn Prevention
Skin is sensitive and as we approach the sunnier seasons an important subject is sunscreen. While the history of protecting one’s skin...
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Lily Loe
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
Artifact Friday: Dog Tags
We all know what dog tags are and what their main goal is but you may not know how they came to be. The term “dog-tag” was first coined...
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