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Warm up jacket worn by Jerry Armstrong for Texas Western

Object Details

Description
A white basketball warm up jacket with orange details worn by Jerry Armstrong for the Texas Western College Miners basketball team. The jacket has short sleeves and fastens up the center-front with metal snaps. There are orange double stripe accents around each cuff and the lapel. The type on the front of the jacket reads: [TEXAS / WESTERN] in orange letters. The upper back of the jacket has a rectangular padded section with six metal snaps.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Jerry Armstrong, American
Subject of
University of Texas at El Paso, American, founded 1914
Date
1965-1966
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
cloth, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (77.5 × 57.2 × 26.7 cm)
Type
jackets
sports uniforms

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