Warm-up sweat suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
label: Manufactured by
content: Talon Zipper, American, founded 1893
label: Worn by
content: Wyomia Tyus, American, born 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A Team USA dark blue Olympic warm-up suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 XVIII Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The warm-up suit is made by Wilson and includes a jacket and sweatpants.
label: Description
content: 2017.52.2.1:
label: Description
content: Warm-up sweat suit jacket worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics. The jacket is predominantly dark blue with red and white trim. The jacket has a spread collar and a Talon, gold colored metal zipper at the neckline. The cuffs and the bottom of the jacket are ribbed. They have one (1) red, two (2) white, and two (2) blue bands running around them. Across the chest are large, red, stitched letters outlined in white thread that reads [USA]. Below the letter [A] is a small pocket with a Talon gold metal zip pull. The back of the jacket is blank. There are three (3) white tags sewn inside the sweatshirt on the back collar. The large, rectangular, manufacturer’s tag in the center reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO] printed in black and red ink. The rectangular tag attached below has black text that reads [2” BODY / 1” Sleve[sic]]. The small rectangular tag attached to the right edge of the manufacturers label has black printed text that reads [SMALL].
label: Description
content: 2017.52.2.2:
label: Description
content: Warm-up sweatpants worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics.
label: Description
content: The sweatpants are predominantly dark blue, with red and white vertical stripes. There are two (2) white vertical stripes going down the outer side of each pant leg with a red stripe in between the white stripes. The sweatpants have a cinched elastic waistband and have white elastic stirrup bands attached to the bottom of the leggings. There is a zipper going up the interior pant leg. It goes around 3 inches up the leg starting at the ankle. At the interior bottom corner of each zipper is a mother-of-pearl button. There are two white tags sewn inside the sweatpants at the waist. The large, rectangular, manufacturer’s tag in the back center reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO] printed in black and red ink. A small rectangular tag attached to the left edge of the manufacturers label has black printed text that reads [SMALL].
place: label: Place used
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
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: 2017.52.2.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: sweat pants
label: Type
content: sweat shirts
label: Type
content: sports uniforms
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: polyester , cotton (textile) , thread and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.52.2.1): 24 13/16 × 20 1/4 in. (63.1 × 51.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.52.2.2): 31 3/4 × 17 15/16 in. (80.7 × 45.5 cm)