Baseball Leggings worn by Esther Lozoya of the Hollywood Bloomer Girls

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3D Model
Hollywood Bloomer Girls Uniform

Object Details

user

Lozoya, Esther Rafsky

Description (Brief)

Gray baseball leggings with a thick blue stripe at the top and white on the foot worn by Esther Lozoya of the Hollywood Bloomer Girls in 1931. The Hollywood Bloomer Girls were an all-female baseball team playing in the minor leagues against semi-pro men's teams. Lozoya played as a 24 year old although most of the girls on the team were 17 or 18 years old. As a publicity stunt the team went to Universal City and had the Hollywood starlets put on their uniforms.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Ardyth Bernstein and Esther Rafsky Lozoya

date made

ca 1930

ID Number

1985.0169.04

accession number

1985.0169

catalog number

1985.0169.04

Object Name

leggings, baseball

Physical Description

fabric, wool (overall material)

cotton (overall material)

grey (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 27 in x 5 in; 68.58 cm x 12.7 cm

used

United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Baseball

level of sport

minor league

web subject

Women

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e0d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_681361