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- Socks worn by Kathy Arendsen of the Raybestos Brakettes Softball Team, 1980
Socks worn by Kathy Arendsen of the Raybestos Brakettes Softball Team, 1980
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- White nylon and cotton socks worn as part of a uniform by Kathy Arendsen of the Raybestos Brakettes softball team in 1980. 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. Kathy Arendsen played with the Brakettes from 1978-1992 and is a member of the ASA Softball Hall of Fame and the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Raybestos Brakettes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1980
- ID Number
- 1983.0295.06
- accession number
- 1983.0295
- catalog number
- 1983.0295.06
- associated institution
- Raybestos Brakettes
- Object Name
- socks, softball
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- fabric, nylon (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 1/4 in x 4 in; 53.975 cm x 10.16 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- name of sport
- Softball
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- Sports
- Women
- Record ID
- nmah_679434
- Usage
- CC0
