Olympic Competitor badge and case from Tokyo 1964 belonging to Marilyn White
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Marilyn Elaine White, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A 1964 Tokyo Olympic Competitor badge and case. The competitor badge (2017.56.9a) has a metal sun on a square that is gold in color. Below the sun, a green bar has gold colored type that reads: [TOKYO 1964]. The Olympic rings are in between the text. Below the green bar, two orange strips of ribbon is attached to the gold square. A blue bar runs across the orange ribbons and reads: [COMPETITOR]. The orange ribbon continues below the blue bar and ends at a crisscross at the bottom. The back of the badge has a pin and clasp at the top. There is Japanese writing etched on the back of the square. The case (2017.56.9b) is white with a gold design. The front of the case has a gold circle at the top, followed by gold Olympic rings. Below the rings there is gold lettering that reads: [Tokyo 1964]. The case opens at a hinge at the top. The interior has a felt base where the competitor badge rests. The back of the case is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.56.9ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 2017.56.9a: metal and cloth;
label: Medium
content: 2017.56.9b: leather with felt interior
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.56.9a): 5 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (14 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.56.9b): 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 19.1 cm)