Three eyeglass lenses used 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: Three extra lenses (abc) for eyeglasses used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. There is a right (a) and left (b) pair, and one unpaired left (c) eye lens.
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: A2018.36.1.8.5abc
objectType: label: Type
content: eyeglasses
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: plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (right eye lens): 2 1/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (5.3 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (left eye lens): 2 1/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (5.3 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (left eye lens): 2 1/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (5.3 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)