Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough

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A jacket and pair of pants that are a two-piece warm-up track suit for the Tennessee State University Women's track team, the Tigerbelles, worn by Chandra Cheeseborough. 1. A long-sleeve jacket with a collar and zipper front closure. The jacket is an off-white knit, with a ribbed waistband and ribbed sleeve cuffs. The waistband and cuffs are decorated with a wide royal blue horizontal stripe bordered by two (2) thin red stripes. The front zipper runs from the collar edge down to the waistband. Embroidered in large letters on the proper left chest in large red letters is: [TSU], with: [TENNESSEE] overtop in smaller blue lettering. Sewn at the back of the collar neck is the manufacturer's label: [TOM BALDRIDGE'S/ SPORTSMAN'S/ STORE/ NASHVILLE, TENN./ DISTRIBUTORS/ ATHLETIC SAND CLOTHING/ KNIT/ SAND KNITTING MILLS CORP./ BERLIN, WISCONSIN] and stitched to the bottom of this tag is a small tag with the size: [40].

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