1968 Olympic warm-up suit pants worn by Tommie Smith
- Worn by
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Manufactured by
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, elastic, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (on form): 44 1/4 × 20 1/2 × 9 in. (112.4 × 52.1 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W (flat): 41 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (105.4 × 49.5 cm)
- Description
- A pair of warm up track suit pants worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
- The pants are navy blue and have a 1 1/2" thick elastic waistband. There is a 1/2" thick red stripe starting under the waistband and going down the side of the proper right and the proper left leg. There is a thin white stripe going down each side of the red stripes.
- There is a 1 1/2" thick hem at the bottom of each pant leg. On the inside of each pant leg there is a zipper that starts from the bottom and goes up 11 3/4".
- There is a seam going down the front center of each pant leg. There are several pulled threads along each seam. There is also a 3 1/2" long seam on the back of each leg, starting under the waistband.
- Inside the front center of the waistband there are two yellowed drawtrings with knots at the end and frayed edges. At the inside back center of the pants there is a white manufacturer's label. It says "Wilson/MADE IN U.S.A/L" in red thread. The machine washing instructions are in black thread. There is also a small white label underneath with the letter "M" in black thread.
- Place used
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- trousers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.231.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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