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Clothes duffle bag owned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

2009-2013

Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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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 green prison issued canvas duffle bag used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The large rectangular top-load clothes bag features one thick hand strap and one adjustable shoulder strap. There are four round black metal grommets, and a red plastic tag with white print on one side, which reads: [0067176 / SEAL]. A white paper tag on the inside of the duffle bag, reads, in black ink: [Texsport / Authentic Adventure Gear / MADE IN INDIA].

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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.28

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