Running shorts worn and signed by Carl Lewis

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Red and white Nike running shorts. The shorts feature v-notch side vents on both sides. The proper right leg is solid red. The white section starts in the middle of the proper left leg, goes around the side, and ends in the middle of the back of the leg. The white portion of the shorts is outlined in red. There is a 1" elastic waistband with three (3) rows of red thread. The white area of the front and back of the proper left leg is sewn with black thread. There is a black Nike "swoosh" logo on the bottom of the proper left leg in the white area made with thread. [Carl Lewis] is signed with black marker on the proper left hip in the white area. There is white built-in underwear inside the shorts. There is a manufacturer's label on the inside back of the waistband.

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