Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Armstrong, Jerry, American
Subject of
University of Texas at El Paso, American, founded 1914
Date
1965-1966
Medium
cloth, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (77.5 × 57.2 × 26.7 cm)
Description
A white basketball warm up jacket with orange details worn by Jerry Armstrong for the Texas Western College Miners basketball team. The jacket has short sleeves and fastens up the center-front with metal snaps. There are orange double stripe accents around each cuff and the lapel. The type on the front of the jacket reads: [TEXAS / WESTERN] in orange letters. The upper back of the jacket has a rectangular padded section with six metal snaps.
Place depicted
Texas Western College, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Type
jackets
sports uniforms
Topic
Athletes
Basketball
Clothing and dress
Education
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.89.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4d98f57-9069-4cea-8966-59d0b75e0d89

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