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Costume worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens

1970s

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This costume was worn by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show Soul Train in the 1970s. The outfit is comprised of three (3) pieces, a blue and floral print crop top (.1), a pair of white bell bottom pants (.2) ,and a blue leather belt (.3).

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Catalog reference: 2015.17

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