Knit shorts worn by Herman Wallace
date: label: Date
content: 2009-2013
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: A light grey cotton and polyester blend sweat shorts worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The shorts are missing a drawstring at the cinched waist. The word “Hunt” is printed vertically in faded black ink along the side of the proper right leg.
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: Clothing and dress
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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: A2018.36.1.26.2
objectType: label: Type
content: shorts
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: ink on cotton (textile) and polyester
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 18 5/16 × 18 5/16 in. (46.5 × 46.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)