Plywood footlockers are a common type of footlocker used by the U.S. Army. Footlockers are trunk-like pieces of luggage used in military contexts. During war times, Armored built footlockers for troops traveling overseas. Modern Footlockers are used today in military installations and military academies. Usually, officers were permitted to have custom drawings displayed on the outside of their footlockers. Haidara purchased metal footlockers in which up to 300 manuscripts could be securely stored.