Track shorts worn by Wyomia Tyus for the 1968 Mexico XIX Olympics
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
label: Worn by
content: Wyomia Tyus, American, born 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of Wilson track shorts, size 24, worn by Wyomia Tyus for the 1968 Mexico XIX Olympics. The shorts are navy blue. The shorts have an elastic waistband and leg holes. They are not lined. A white label is stitched to the interior center back waist band with manufacturer's information, sizing, and laundry instructions stitched in red and black text in different fonts and sizes that reads [Wilson ® / MADE IN THE U.S.A. / WASH IN LUKE WARM / WATER. USE MILD SOAP / DO NOT BLEACH / DRY A LOW TEMPERATURE / 24].
place: label: Place used
content: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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, Gift of Wyomia Tyus
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.52.4
objectType: label: Type
content: athletic shorts
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: polyester , cotton (textile) and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 3/16 × 16 1/8 in. (33.5 × 41 cm)