Denim shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

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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.

A light-colored Wrangler denim shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. Constructed mainly of cotton, this shirt features a collar, half sleeves, twelve brown and tan Wrangler buttons, a breast pocket, and the orange horizontal print of “HUNT” on the top back. On the interior, below the collar, is a black, red and white embroidered tag which reads: [GURANTEED QUALITY SINCE 1942 / 100% COTTON / Wrangler / HERO / L / MADE IN BANGLADESH / VF IMAGEWEAR, INC.].

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