Artefacts

Los Angeles 1932, delegation uniform waistcoat of William "Bill" MILLER (USA), pole vault Olympic champion.

Physical description

Waistcoat with red-white-blue stripes at the waist and the collar. US delegation patch on the chest.

Created

Created: McGregor Industries Inc.

Used

Used: William Waring MILLER

Materials

cotton, textile

Colors

blue, off white, red

Dimension

47 x 54.5 cm Dimensions à plat., 188 g

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> waistcoat

Reference number

235598

Keywords

Olympic champion Los Angeles 1932, Olympic Games United States of America Male Athletics/pole vault[M]

Notes

Los Angeles 1932, track & field shorts, cap and sweater belonging to William “Bill” MILLER (USA), Olympic pole vault champion. In 1932, William Miller was not the favourite to take the pole vault title, but he beat off competition from Bill Graber and outsider Shuhei Nishida from Japan to win the gold medal. Examining the photos of Miller and the other American athletes, it would appear that he probably wore the shorts during competition and that the sweater and cap were part of the US delegation’s uniform. Auction purchase