Artefacts

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

© 2018 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

London 1948, competition shirt worn by Lloyd BUTLER (USA), rowing, eight with coxswain, Olympic champion.

Physical description

Shirt with the US delegation patch and a blue-white-red diagonal strip.

Created

Created: Lowe and Campbell Athletic Goods

Used

Used: Lloyd BUTLER

Materials

textile, cotton

Colors

off white, blue, red

Dimension

70 x 47 cm, 141 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> jersey

Reference number

235828

Keywords

Olympic champion London 1948, Olympic Games United States of America Rowing/eight with coxswain (8+)[M]

Notes

London 1948, training and competition tops worn by Lloyd BUTLER (USA), Olympic rowing champion, coxed eights. Lloyd Butler took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and won a gold medal in the coxed eights event with Ian Turner, David Turner, James Hardy, George Ahlgren, Ralph Purchase, David Brown, Justus Smith and John Stack. This acquisition is an addition to our collection of equipment belonging to champions in the 1940s and 50s. Auction purchase