Waseca HS Letter Sweater

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Waseca HS Letter Sweater

Entry/Object ID

31.98

Description

Waseca Blue Wool Pullover Letter Sweater. Material: textile. Size: 17" W. x 24 1/4" L. Description: navy blue wool pull-over style sweater; long sleeves with ribbed wrists and waistband; gold appliqued letter across front: "W"; placed on the letter: a basketball, football, baseball and a star; three-gold-stripe pattern encircles upper left sleeve; gold numerals: "38" appliqued on upper sleeve above the three stripes; inside back neckline label: "Bradley Sportswear".

Context

Waseca City Schools - Central High School. Sports. On the letter, the basketball, football and baseball signified that Bob lettered in each sports. The star signified that he was the co-captain of the basketball team. The 3 stripes on his left arm signified that he lettered 3 years. The number "38" was the year he graduated from high school - 1938.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1938

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sweater, Letter

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

3-7/1998

Create Date

March 10, 1998

Update Date

May 29, 2025