In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Guided tours of the 4th building, normally scheduled at 3:00 p.m. daily, are canceled through May 28.

Effective immediately, the William E. Boeing Presidential Gallery will have limited guest access due to scheduled event preparations. The only accessible exhibits during this time include: Douglas VC-54 Sacred Cow, Flying the President Exhibit, USAF Established Artifact. We anticipate full gallery access will resume by June 5, 2025.

Boot Hooks

Note: This item is currently in storage.

Boot hooks are designed to make pulling on tall riding boots a quick and easy process. Holding the handle of the boot hook, the hook ends of the boot hooks are then slipped through the boot pull straps attached on the sides of riding boots. Sometimes the boot straps are part of the external design of the boot, but usually these straps are hidden inside the boots (located at both sides near the top). By the end of World War I, static trench warfare was becoming the more popular way of fighting, and so the use of cavalry quickly began to decline. WWI marked the last time horses would be used on a mass scale in modern warfare.

Donated by Lowell K. Weaver.

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