Christmas Dinner Program for the 2nd Squadron 10th Cavalry at West Point: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A program from a 1938 Christmas banquet. The program has six pages and a yellow tassel. The front of the program reads [CHRISTMAS 1938] at the top and [Second Squadron - - Tenth Cavalry / West Point, New York] at the bottom. There is a silver embossed circle in the center, an image of a green olive branch, a red, white, and blue vertical triangle pennant with stars and stripes and an eagle on top, and a red, white and blue shield insignia with stars and stripes. There are some stains on the front cover. There is also an image of a buffalo with a banner that reads [READY AND FORWARD]. There is a braided yellow tassel on the proper right side of the program. It is yellow because it is the color of the cavalry.

The inside cover features a black and white photograph of Marion Carson, Major, 19th Cavalry. There is also a brief Christmas message from the major. On page three there is a menu and a line drawing of a bell and leaves.

On pages four and five there is a list of members of the Second Squadron, Tenth Cavalry. There is an image of a buffalo with a banner that reads [READY AND FORWARD]. The list of names continues on to page seven. The back of the program is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1938
• Created by: United States Military Academy, American, founded 1802
• Subject of: 10th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper with thread
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.8 x 13.3 cm)
• Place used: West Point, Orange County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Military
• Topic: U.S. History, 1933-1945
• Object number: 2011.155.21
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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