"[No] Super Collider" T-Shirt, 1987-1993
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Artifact Overview
In the 1980s, several states vied to become the home of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), intended as the world's largest particle accelerator. The SSC would have enabled scientists to study the basic particles from which all matter is formed. Planners factored in public support, both positive and negative, before selecting Texas. The project, however, was canceled in 1993.
Artifact Details
Artifact
T-shirt
Date Made
1987-1993
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
T-shirt manufactured under the Screen Stars trademark by Fruit of the Loom.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.37.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Transfer from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Material
Cotton (Fiber)
Polyester (Fiber)
Color
White (Color)
Green
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 25 in (center back to hem)
Width: 13.75 in (shoulder to shoulder)
Inscriptions
on front:
SUPER / COLLIDER
on tag:
S / 50% COTTON / 50% POLYESTER / MADE IN U.S.A. / CARE ON REVERSE SIDE / SCREEN / STARS / (R)
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