Racing jacket worn by Leonard Miller

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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.

A Leonard Miller dark blue “team manager” Champion Offical Racing Apparel jacket. Collared, padded, long-sleeve jacket with elastic navy blue cuffs. Silver zipper down front with large zipper tab, with fold over fabric on PL side, that buttons on PR side, covering zipper, with silver buttons covered with top painted blue. Three pockets on front: one with square flap covering secured with two buttons on PL chest, and two at bottom, open slits at top, on PL and PR stomach area. Drawstring waist/bottom seam. Sewn with white thread in top PR breast, reads [Len]. Underneath, two patches are sewn, first for Champion company (rectangle, red and black background, with [DEPENDABLE] at the top, [SPARK PLUGS] at the bottom in white thread, with [CHAMPION] in the middle in black thread on white bowtie shape background), and bottom for Goodyear (white elongated rectangle, with blue Goodyear logo). PL sleeve has square pocket with flap and button.

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