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Track jersey for University of Texas at El Paso worn by Bob Beamon

ca. 1968

El Paso, Texas, 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.

Sleeveless orange University of Texas track jersey worn by Bob Beamon. The jersey has a white boder around the neck and arms and a white [UT] logo inside of a white circle on the center front of the jersey. The proper left front is signed with black ink: [To Janay / Best wishes / Bob Beamon / 29 2 1/2 / 1968]. A white rectangular fabric tag sewn on the interior of the jersey reads [BEAMON] in black text.

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Catalog reference: 2016.107.11

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