Sailors uniform that belonged to John Fleming Stroud of Greer who enlisted in the Navy on October 3, 1942 but was discharged on November 28, 1945. Her served as a pharmacist at the naval hospital in Charleston and Portsmouth. He went to submarine school in CN and the transferee to the Pacific Ocean. He received the World War 2 Victory and Good conduct medals.
1996.26.1a: pants
1996.26.1b: shirt
1996.26.2a: hat
1996.26.2b:kercief
The Big Joe No. 31 was produced by the Hanks Stove and Range co. Of Rome Georgia between 1850 and 1925. It is a standard item in stores and businesses. It provided a hot heat got cold winters as a coal and wood burner with also sticks paper and trash.
This particular one was used at Pebbles Department Store