Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels

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

Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels. The quarter-zip sweatshirt (2023.96.6a) is navy blue. It has a cutaway collar, which has wider collar points that are angled outwards instead of pointing down. There is a golden colored metal zipper which stars at the center of the collar and extends down several inches. The letters [U.S.A.] are sewn across the chest and are red with white outlines. The zipper goes through the letter [S]. There are straight, no flap pockets on either side of the jacket below the lettering. Thick red bands are around the bottom of the jacket and the bottom of each sleeve. Each band has two thinner white stripes going around them. There is a white, red, and black manufacturer’s label inside the jacket at the back of the neckline. It reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO. / 34B +1” +1”].

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