Racing shirt for the New York Pioneer Club worn by Ted Corbitt
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilton, American
label: Worn by
content: Ted Corbitt, American, 1919 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: New York Pioneer Club (NYPC), American, founded 1936
notes: label: Caption
content: American long-distance runner Ted Corbitt joined the New York Pioneer Club, the nation's first integrated running organization, in 1947. Corbitt was a marathon champion and a pioneer of ultramarathons in the United States. He was among the first five athletes inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in Utica, N.Y., in 1998.
label: Description
content: An off white knit New York Pioneer Club racing shirt worn by Tedd Corbitt.
label: Description
content: The shirt is sleeveless. There are navy fleece letters across the chest which read [NYPC]. The fleece is worn around the edges. There are some small holes, frayed areas, and stains on the front of the shirt. There is a white tag with tattered edges sewn on the interior of the neck. It has text in red thread which reads [WILTON / "since 189(?) / HONEYCOMB KNIT / MEDIUM]. There are stains and tattered areas on the back of the shirt as well.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gary Corbitt in memory of Ted Corbitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.182.1
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
label: Type
content: sports uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: fleece on cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 23 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (59 × 39 cm)