Racing shirt for the New York Pioneer Club worn by Ted Corbitt
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ted Corbitt, American, 1919 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: New York Pioneer Club (NYPC), American, founded 1936
notes: label: Caption
content: American long-distance runner Ted Corbitt joined the New York Pioneer Club, the nation's first integrated running organization, in 1947. Corbitt was a marathon champion and a pioneer of ultramarathons in the United States. He was among the first five athletes inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in Utica, N.Y., in 1998.
label: Description
content: A New York Pioneer Club racing shirt worn by Ted Corbitt.
label: Description
content: The sleeveless shirt is off white. It is a racerback tank top with thins straps. There are black fleece sans serif letters across the front. They read [NYPC]. There is a white tag sewn into the interior of the neckline. It has black designs and red text which reads [MR. OTIS (R) / SIZE 40]. There is a brown stain on the back of the shirt.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gary Corbitt in memory of Ted Corbitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.182.2
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: fleece on synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 26 3/8 × 16 1/8 in. (67 × 41 cm)