Sweatpants worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 2009-2013
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Russell Athletics, American, founded 1902
label: Owned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: Dark grey Russell Athletic sweatpants worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. These cotton and polyester blend sweatpants feature a cinched waist, white cotton drawstring, and two pockets. Printed vertically along the proper left leg is the heavily faded orange print of “HUNT”. A red, white and blue tag is sewn to the inside of the sweatpants, featuring embroidery of the Russell brand name and logo and size, and: [ASSEMBLED IN / EL SALVADOR / OF U.S. COMPONENTS].
label: Description
content: On the reverse of the tag is [50% POLYESTER / 47% COTTON (COTON) / MACHINE WASH WARM / WITH LIKE COLORS. / ONLY NON-CHLORINE / BLEACH WHEN / NEEDED. / TUMBLE DRY LOW. / DO NOT IRON OR / DRY CLEAN EMBLEM. / RUSSELL CORP. / ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010 / WPL7232].
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.21.1
objectType: label: Type
content: sweat pants
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: ink on cotton (textile) and polyester
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 40 1/16 × 17 1/8 in. (101.7 × 43.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 29 1/16 in. (73.8 cm)