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Football Treasures: Artifacts from the 1880s to the Present

Explore football in the Smithsonian's collections with items dating from the late 1880s to the present, including sheet music, memorabilia, football inspired art, and unusual artifacts.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of American History 106 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 23 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Card, Football 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 12 Filter by term Exclude term
button, football 12 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Footballs (balls for sports) 8 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 8 Filter by term Exclude term
football helmet 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 34 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 31 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 21 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 49 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 25 Filter by term Exclude term
California 13 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 12 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 6 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 5 Filter by term Exclude term
North Carolina 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Pennsylvania 4 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 90 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 23 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 22 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 154 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 144 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 40 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 39 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 23 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 19 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 13 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 128 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 66 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1970s

The Spalding offical inter-collegiate football from The official football guide

6c Intercollegiate Football single

Bear Bryant

Ticket to Super Bowl XXII

(Football Kick)

Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey, worn by Terry Bradshaw

Kansas City Chiefs

Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game

Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

Bad News Bears

Football Players

Miami Dolphins

33c San Francisco 49ers single

Michigan's Big House

Ohio State University Stadium

2004 Baltimore Ravens Team yearbook

Tim Brown & Jerry Rice, 2002

Vince Lombardi

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

33c Green Bay Packers single

Men playing football

33c Football single

Detroit Lions jacket worn by Eddie Murphy in the film Beverly Hills Cop II

Football Snack Bowl

33c Monday Night Football single

Touch Football

Football

Football jersey signed by Colin Kaepernick

Football Player (The Lineman)

Football

Studio Portrait of a Boy Sitting and Holding a Football, Diptych

Football commemorating Eddie Robinson's 324th win at Grambling State University

Football game

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