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- Stirrup Socks worn by a member of the Raybestos Brakettes Softball Team, 1959
Stirrup Socks worn by a member of the Raybestos Brakettes Softball Team, 1959
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Red nylon stirrup socks with three white horizontal stripes. Worn as part of a uniform by a member of the Raybestos Brakettes softball team in 1959. The Raybestos Girl All-Stars fast pitch softball team was formed in the summer of 1947 and as of 2013 had played 4,045 games, with 3,662 victories, 3 World Championships, 28 National A.S.A. Championships, 22 National Hall of Fame members, and 12 Olympians. The Brakettes, as they are referred to, is recognized as one of the greatest organized women’s sports franchise of all time.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Raybestos Brakettes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1959
- ID Number
- 1983.0295.01
- catalog number
- 1983.0295.01
- accession number
- 1983.0295
- associated institution
- Raybestos Brakettes
- Object Name
- stirrup socks, softball
- Physical Description
- fabric, nylon (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 15 in; 9.525 cm x 38.1 cm
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Softball
- web subject
- Women
- level of sport
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1068559
- Usage
- CC0
