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Jackets Collection

Background imageJackets Collection: Five children in fancy dress, 1870-1937. Creator: Willem Wenckebach

Five children in fancy dress, 1870-1937. Creator: Willem Wenckebach
Five children in fancy dress, 1870-1937. Children dressed in coats and hats, with fake beards and moustaches. They each have a broom in hand

Background imageJackets Collection: Les Trois Bachus, 1795. Creator: J.A. Zoutman

Les Trois Bachus, 1795. Creator: J.A. Zoutman
Les Trois Bachus, 1795....ou Costume des Paijsans du Territoire de Morat en Suisse'. (The Three Bacchuses, or costume of the countrymen in the territory of Morat in Switzerland)

Background imageJackets Collection: Anna V. Evans, Right, with Ollie M. Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Anna V

Anna V. Evans, Right, with Ollie M. Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Anna V. Evans, Right, with Ollie M
Anna V. Evans, Right, with Ollie M. Wilson, 1913

Background imageJackets Collection: Anthony Jannus, Merriam, Miss Laura - Married James F. Curtis, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Anthony Jannus, Merriam, Miss Laura - Married James F. Curtis, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus, Miss Laura Merriam [left] - Married James F. Curtis, 1912. Laura Merriam was one of several women who were passengers in a Rex Smith biplane piloted by American aviation pioneer Tony

Background imageJackets Collection: Eaton School, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Eaton School, between 1910 and 1920

Eaton School, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Eaton School, between 1910 and 1920
Eaton School, between 1910 and 1920. [Group of children: the boys wear tweed or corduroy suits with belted jackets and knickerbockers]

Background imageJackets Collection: Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington Al, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville... c1912-1913

Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington Al, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville... c1912-1913
Bob Groom, Frank Laporte, Washington American League, at University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Baseball), ca. 1912-1913

Background imageJackets Collection: New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. Creator: Unknown

New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. British army uniform:..new costumes of the Artillery, the Hussars, and the Rifles...designed by the firm of Hamburger, Rogers

Background imageJackets Collection: Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854....a new era has at length commenced, and the Imperial Guard of France once more starts into being...[illustrated here in] costume selected by Napoleon

Background imageJackets Collection: Cavalry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Cavalry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Cavalry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854....a new era has at length commenced, and the Imperial Guard of France once more starts into being...[illustrated here in] costume selected by Napoleon

Background imageJackets Collection: The new uniforms for the Light Infantry and Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The new uniforms for the Light Infantry and Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The new uniforms for the Light Infantry and Cavalry, 1854....the Light Infantry regiments are to wear a shako, light in construction to the one now in use, and more graceful

Background imageJackets Collection: Girdi Kurds, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes

Girdi Kurds, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Girdi Kurds, c1906-1913, (1915). Kurdish men, possibly from Girdi Abdulaziz, (Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq)

Background imageJackets Collection: Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Sinhalese men in tradtional costume]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageJackets Collection: Vietnam tour jacket with Black Power embroidery, 1971-1972. Creator: Saha Union Group

Vietnam tour jacket with Black Power embroidery, 1971-1972. Creator: Saha Union Group
Black jacket probably worn by an African-American soldier during the Vietnam war. The back features discolored white embroidery

Background imageJackets Collection: Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow, 1981. Creator: Unknown

Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow, 1981. Creator: Unknown
African-American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and ministe Kurtis Blow (born 1959)

Background imageJackets Collection: 1968 Olympic warm-up suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith, 1968

1968 Olympic warm-up suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith, 1968
A warm up tack suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Smith and fellow team-mate John Carlos gave the Black Power clenched-fist salute on the medal podium to protest

Background imageJackets Collection: Brown pin-striped suit worn by Sammy Davis Jr. 1970s. Creator: Certos Custom Tailors

Brown pin-striped suit worn by Sammy Davis Jr. 1970s. Creator: Certos Custom Tailors
African-American singer, dancer, actor and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) began his career in vaudeville at at age three with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio

Background imageJackets Collection: Warm up jacket worn by Jerry Armstrong for Texas Western, 1965-1966. Creator: Unknown

Warm up jacket worn by Jerry Armstrong for Texas Western, 1965-1966. Creator: Unknown
Jerry Armstrong played for the Texas Western College Miners basketball team at El Paso, USA. In 1966, the team used the first all-black line-up to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association

Background imageJackets Collection: Teal blue dress and cropped jacket designed by Ann Lowe, 1950s. Creator: Unknown

Teal blue dress and cropped jacket designed by Ann Lowe, 1950s. Creator: Unknown
Ann Cole Lowe (1898-1981) was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Teal blue floral brocade dress (.1) and cropped jacket (.2) worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor

Background imageJackets Collection: Red leather Delta Sigma Theta jacket owned by Tobi Douglas A. Pulley, 1991

Red leather Delta Sigma Theta jacket owned by Tobi Douglas A. Pulley, 1991
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a historically African-American sorority, was founded in 1913 by twenty-two women at Howard University in Washington, D.C

Background imageJackets Collection: Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase, ca. 2012. Creator: Chefwear

Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase, ca. 2012. Creator: Chefwear
Leah Chase (1923-2019) was and African-American chef, author and television personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine

Background imageJackets Collection: Grey jacket designed by Arthur McGee, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Arthur McGee

Grey jacket designed by Arthur McGee, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Arthur McGee
Grey wool tweed jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The jacket has an open front, full-length straight sleeves with folded cuffs, and is trapeze cut falling at the natural hip

Background imageJackets Collection: Cheetah print jacket designed by Willi Smith, 1969-1987. Creator: Willi Smith

Cheetah print jacket designed by Willi Smith, 1969-1987. Creator: Willi Smith
Cheetah print jacket designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited. The jacket is grey with green and black cheetah print on top. The inside of the jacket does not feature the cheetah print pattern

Background imageJackets Collection: Jacket and pants worn by MC Hammer in music video for 'They Put Me in the Mix'

Jacket and pants worn by MC Hammer in music video for "They Put Me in the Mix"
This blue jacket and Hammer pants were worn by African-American rapper and dancer MC Hammer in the 1988 music video for his song " They Put Me in the Mix."

Background imageJackets Collection: Suit: jacket, blouse, and skirt designed by Willi Smith, 1969-1987. Creator: Willi Smith

Suit: jacket, blouse, and skirt designed by Willi Smith, 1969-1987. Creator: Willi Smith
Colorful block striped jacket (and matching skirt with short-sleeve, collared, button-down mauve-colored blouse) designed by Willi Smith for WilliWear Limited. a

Background imageJackets Collection: Army jacket worn by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War, 2003. Creator: Unknown

Army jacket worn by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War, 2003. Creator: Unknown
Light colored camouflage United States Army jacket. Jacket has four (4) pockets on the front, two (2) on each side of the torso, one above the other

Background imageJackets Collection: Fashions for August, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Fashions for August, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for August, 1845. As jackets continue to be used with some dresses, they have been introduced to put on and off at pleasure, thus entirely changing the style of a dress

Background imageJackets Collection: Schoner Herbsttag, outfits by Mossner, from Styl, pub. 1922 (pochoir Print)

Schoner Herbsttag, outfits by Mossner, from Styl, pub. 1922 (pochoir Print)
Scho ner Herbsttag, outfits by Mossner, from Styl, pub. 1922 (pochoir Print)


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