Track jersey for University of Texas at El Paso worn by Bob Beamon
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1968
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Sand Knitting Mills, American, 1921 - 1984
label: Worn by
content: Bob Beamon, American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: University of Texas at El Paso, American, founded 1914
notes: label: Description
content: Sleeveless orange University of Texas track jersey worn by Bob Beamon. The jersey has a white boder around the neck and arms and a white [UT] logo inside of a white circle on the center front of the jersey. The proper left front is signed with black ink: [To Janay / Best wishes / Bob Beamon / 29 2 1/2 / 1968]. A white rectangular fabric tag sewn on the interior of the jersey reads [BEAMON] in black text.
place: label: Place used
content: El Paso, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Resistance
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: Collection title
content: Jock Michael Smith 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 the Jock Michael Smith Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.107.11
objectType: label: Type
content: jerseys
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: nylong and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On Form): 28 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 11 in. (71.8 × 34.3 × 27.9 cm)