Team USA warm-up suit worn by Tommie Smith at 1968 Olympics

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Object Details

Worn by

Tommie Smith, American, born 1944

Manufactured by

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914

Description

Warm-up track suit worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1968

Object number

2015.231.2

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

ensembles (costume)

Dimensions

H x W x D (overall): 64 × 20 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (162.6 × 52.1 × 26.7 cm)

Place used

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Black power

Civil Rights

Clothing and dress

Olympics

Track and field

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53effde33-da81-47df-bc19-ee555ed2d37c

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.231.2