Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Jacket |
Catalog Number |
2022.27.1 |
Maker |
Sutcliffe's |
Date |
ca. 1956 |
Material(s) |
Leather/Wool |
Dimensions |
H-28 W-21 inches |
Description |
A letterman's jacket with a green wool body and gold leather sleeves. The jacket has a metal snap button closure, two waist pockets lined with gold leather, and green and gold woven wool at the collar, cuffs, and hem. There is a gold 'D' patch on the proper left chest. A gold-toned buffalo patch with green lining is on the reverse. The jacket has a taupe polyester satin lining. A tag at the inner collar reads "SUTCLIFFE'S LOUISVILLE, KY." The jacket is a size 44. |
Notes |
This jacket belonged to Howitt C. Martin (1939-2022). A native of Greenville, Kentucky, Howitt attended Drakesboro Community High School. Located in Drakesboro, the school served Black students from 1930 until its closure in 1964 due to de-segregation. According to a May 1964 newspaper article in the Messenger-Inquirer of Owensboro, Drakesboro Community High School graduated 401 students while in operation. Sutcliffe's was a sporting goods store in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bowling Green Daily News called the business the largest sporting goods store in the South. Advertisements for the store appear as early as 1901. Davidson Supply Co. of Greensboro, North Carolina bought the company at the end of 1968. |
Collection |
Brian Martin Collection |
People |
Martin, Howitt Cecil, 1939-2022 Sutcliffe's |
Subjects |
High school students High schools School children School desegregation Schools Segregation Sporting goods stores Sports Sportswear |
Search Terms |
Drakesboro (Ky.) Muhlenberg County (Ky.) |