Issued by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Harmond, American, born 1947  Search this

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Designed by:

Van Lupu, American  Search this

Medium:

leather and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 46 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (119.1 × 4.1 × 0.7 cm)

Type:

belts (costume accessories)

Place made:

Canada, North and Central America

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1983-2001

Description:

A black leather belt for Delta Air Line uniform trousers worn by Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant, Eugene Harmond.

This thick men's plain black leather belt features a bright silver buckle. On the interior of the belt, closest to the buckle tab in gold print is "Delta" and the split triangular company logo. The remaining text reads "40 / GENUINE LEATHER / OUIR VERITABLE / MADE IN CANADA / FAIT AU CANADA".

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.1.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0a63db5-1111-4404-9a5c-f13e9fc3ed55

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.1.8