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Curtis Rowe Basketball Card

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    Object Details

    publisher

    Topps Chewing Gum
    NBA Properties, Inc.

    depicted

    Rowe, Curtis

    maker

    Topps Chewing Gum
    NBA Properties, Inc.

    Description

    This Curtis Rowe basketball card is number 24 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 National Basketball Association season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Detroit Pistons forward on a yellow background. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Curtis is a Bachelor,” as well as a short biography and career statistics. Rowe played eight seasons in the NBA from 1971-1979, five seasons for the Pistons and three for the Boston Celtics.

    date made

    1972

    copyright date

    1969

    ID Number

    1982.0568.100

    accession number

    1982.0568

    catalog number

    1982.0568.100

    Object Name

    card, basketball

    Physical Description

    paper (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm

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    Basketball Cards

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    name of sport or game

    Basketball

    level of sport

    Professional

    web subject

    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-7105-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_665037

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