Museum object · Accessories and Personal Effects
Bifocals worn by Herman Wallace
after 1972
Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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.
Black rim bifocals worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The square bifocals have clear lenses. The inside of the left arm is marked by white print: [54-24-150 COL. BLACK]. The inside of the right arm is marked by white print: [LOOKING GLASS 1050 C?].
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.8.1