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Bifocal sunglasses and case owned by Herman Wallace

after 1972

Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 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.

Brown sunglasses (a) in brown plastic case (b) worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The sunglasses, which are brown tinted, are tied around the arms by string. The case (b) is a soft plastic with brown interior and Velcro closure.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.8.4ab

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