JHS Letter Sweater

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

JHS Letter Sweater

Entry/Object ID

80.11.2

Description

Yellow Janesville High School Letter Sweater. Material: textile, plastic, metal. Size: 18" x 24". Description: yellow wool knit, long-sleeved cardigan, 6 yellow plastic button front closure; black wool "J" on yellow felt appliqued to right front lower pocket; gold football pin and gold basketball pin mounted on the "J"; inside back neck label: "100% Wool, Lincolnit by Lincoln Textiles, Inc., Merrill, Wisconsin". Location: Clothing Box 111.

Context

Worn by Olof Lundquist of Janesville who played on the Janesville High School Bear's Football and Basketball teams in the 1950s.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1952

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sweater, Letter

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

December 21, 2011

Update Date

March 10, 2026