Team USA Olympic uniform singlet worn by Tommie Smith
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
label: Worn by
content: Tommie Smith, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: This navy blue singlet was worn by Tommie Smith while competing in events representing Team USA at the 1968 Olympic Games. The sleeveless scoop neck jersey is made from navy blue synthetic fiber. Red fabric letters outlined in white fabric reading "U S A" are embroidered to the jersey across the chest. Beneath the letters is a large rectangular white fabric label with black printed text reading "307 / JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 68". A label of similar size with the same text is sewn across the back of the jersey below the shoulder blades. A manufacturer's label For Wilson is sewn to the exterior proper left side just above the hem that also contains care and size information. The inside of the jersey is not lined. A band of cream cotton fabric is sewn to the interior back across the shoulders.
place: label: Place used
content: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Olympics
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
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.231.1.1
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: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 31 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 10 in. (80 × 34.3 × 25.4 cm)