T-Shirt
Object number2011.78.5
Manufacturer
Montgomery Ward and Company
Date1981
MediumCotton
Credit LineGift of Clarke Family
DescriptionWhite t-shirt with silk screening on front, back, and proper left sleeve. Front has red, black and blue design with a shield and crossed flags.Dimensions22.75 x 23.5 in. (57.8 x 59.7 cm)InscriptionsFront: "Champion / 44th / All /American / Soap box derby / 1981".
Back: In blue "Novar /Electronics Corporation".
MarksLabel: "Montgomery Ward".
On left sleeve: In blue, "Montgomery Ward".
Historical NotesThis t-shirt was worn by Jessie Clarke. Part of the Soap Box Derby collection of the Clarke family. Gerard Clarke's two children both participated in the soap box derby in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His daughter, Jessie, started in 1979 at the age of eleven and participated for four years. She went to the Akron Championship representing Western Pennsylvania in the Senior Division in 1982. Girls were not allowed to participate in the derby until 1971. His son Jerry also participated, although not to the degree of Jessie, he also went to Akron in the Junior Division. Locally, the Clarke children would race down Cumberland Road in McCandless.
Previous owner
Jessie Clarke
Related person
Jerry Clarke
Related institution
Novar Electronics Corporation
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