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T-Shirt

Object number2007.115.1

Manufacturer Bayside Apparel & Headwear

Manufacturer Lasting Impressions

OriginUnited States of America

MediumCotton; Ink

Credit LineGift of Althea Skelton

DescriptionBeige short-sleeved t-shirt. Front: on proper left breast, dark red (brick red) screen-printed logo: banner at top with text; below banner is text; image of wings with a circular gauge and inside gauge is organization name. Oval label below logo. Back: dark red (brick red) screen-printed copy of a photograph with eight African American women posing in front of the nose of a large airplane; each female has a handwritten (on original photo) name on her shirt.Dimensions36.875 x 28 in. (93.7 x 71.1 cm)
InscriptionsFront: on proper left breast, dark red (brick red) screen-printed logo: banner at top, "ORGANIZED IN 1935"; below banner, "FIRST IN AEROSPACE"; image of wings with a circular gauge and inside gauge, "INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS / [inner circle of gauge] A of M".

Back: photograph has name on each person pictured.
MarksOval label below logo has text "LASTING IMPRESSIONS / [registered trademark] GCIU 1176 M [outside oval]".

Rectangular tag inside collar has text "[red square with white boat] TM [ American flag] / BAY SIDE / HEAVY WEIGHT / PRE-SHRUNK / 100% COTTON / MADE IN U.S.A. / LARGE"; back of tag: washing instructions.
Historical NotesT-shirt celebrating African American women who worked at Boeing from 1944-1945; photograph on back features eight women, one being the donor, Althea Skelton.

Previous owner Althea Skelton

Related institution The Boeing Company

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