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Tuxedo pants worn by Eugene Allen

1980s

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

Tuxedo pants from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The black pants have a satin strip down the outer leg. The pants have four (4) pockets. The front has a zipper and hook and eye closure. [L / H] is engraved on each of the three (3) hooks. Sewn into the interior waistband in white thread on black tabs are Allen’s initials [E A].

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Catalog reference: 2018.5.1.2

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