Shirt
Object number2007.26.1
Date1960-1969
MediumCotton; plastic
Credit LineGift of Lawrence E. Croup
DescriptionNavy blue cotton, tightly knit bowling shirt. Five white plastic buttons up front, pointed collared neck. Short-sleeved, cuffed. Two breast pockets with buttons on middle-top. Proper left above pocket: circular Gulf patch, orange, blue, and white. Orange stitched writing on each chest and on back. Pleated back. Dimensions31.5 x 29.5 in. (80 x 74.9 cm)InscriptionsProper left above pocket: circular "Gulf" patch; orange stitched writing below patch: "Light Oil".
Proper right above pocket: orange stitched writing "L. Croup".
Back: Stitched orange, "Phila. / Refinery".
MarksWhite tag with red stitched writing inside neckline: "M / Del Roy / SPORTSWEAR / BY ALPHA / GUARANTEED WASHABLE"
Historical NotesBowling shirt worn by Lawrence E. Croup when he worked at the Philadelphia Refinery of Gulf Oil. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Croup went to Carnegie Tech and soon after fought in WWII. He worked for 32 years for Gulf Oil.
Related institution
Gulf Oil Corporation
(1907 - 1984)
Previous owner
Lawrence E. Croup
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Terms
On View
Not on view
1939-1945
1939-1945
c. 1951
Hilton
c. 1950