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Ironing Out the Wrinkles
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National Park Service Uniforms Ironing Out the Wrinkles 1920-1932 |
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During this period Lewis, Goodwin, and Superintendent Horace M. Albright of Yellowstone apparently became an ad hoc uniform committee, with Lewis as head. All questions concerning matters of the uniform were referred to him. While acting superintendent at Glacier in the summer of 1920, Goodwin requested a clarification of the regulations in regard to clerks and rangers wearing trousers instead of the stipulated breeches. Acting Director Cammerer forwarded the inquiry to Lewis with the note: "It may be considered desirable after this first season to permit clerks in the offices to wear long trousers instead of riding breeches." A week later Cammerer wrote Goodwin: "These regulations do not permit the use of long trousers as a part of the uniform, but prescribe riding breeches instead." Anyone having long trousers could wear them out, he added, but no new ones were to be ordered. In January 1921 the uniform committee suggested that the regulations be changed to allow all but rangers to wear trousers, if desired. The trousers were not to have cuffs. [8]
 Sleeve identification brassards (patches) used by National Park Service personnel. |
By November 1920 Lewis had received the sleeve brassards and length-of-service insignia ordered from the B. Pasqual Company and had dispensed them to the parks according to their requests. Employees were responsible for applying them to their coats. [9]
On January 7, 1921, Superintendent Parks of Hot Springs Reservation wrote Mather that in view of pending legislation to designate his area a national park (enacted March 4), he wanted its policemen uniformed like the rest of the Service. Parks had already contacted the Railway Uniform Manufacturing Company about having new uniforms made up for the coming season and asked the director's office to send the necessary buttons, badges, and collar insignia. The requested items were forwarded.
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