Bifocal sunglasses and case owned by Herman Wallace
date: label: Date
content: after 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
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: Brown sunglasses (a) in brown plastic case (b) worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The sunglasses, which are brown tinted, are tied around the arms by string. The case (b) is a soft plastic with brown interior and Velcro closure.
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: Health
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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: A2018.36.1.8.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: eyeglasses
label: Type
content: eyeglass cases
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: (a): metal and plastic
label: Medium
content: (b): cloth and Velcro (TM)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Sunglasses): 5 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (14.5 × 5 × 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Case): 6 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 13/16 in. (16.3 × 9 × 2 cm)