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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 134 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 25 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 23 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Catalog of American Portraits 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 27 Filter by term Exclude term
pennant, football 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Card, Football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 13 Filter by term Exclude term
button, football 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 11 Filter by term Exclude term
card, football 9 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 9 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 35 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 55 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 52 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 24 Filter by term Exclude term
California 13 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 11 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 4 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 4 Filter by term Exclude term
North Carolina 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 115 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 25 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
Sports & Leisure 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 12 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 181 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 167 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 70 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 39 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 19 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 12 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 160 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 59 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1980s

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

6c Intercollegiate Football single

Ohio State Buckeyes football helmet worn by Archie Griffin

Cleveland Browns Pennant

Football, used in Super Bowl XIV

Kansas City Chiefs

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

Philadelphia Eagles Pennant

Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game

Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

Green Bay Packers Pennant

Football Players

Miami Dolphins

33c San Francisco 49ers single

Michigan's Big House

Philadelphia Eagles Button

2004 Baltimore Ravens Team yearbook

Tim Brown & Jerry Rice, 2002

Vince Lombardi

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

Cincinnati Bengals

33c Green Bay Packers single

Men playing football

33c Football single

Football Snack Bowl

Pittsburgh Steelers Football Helmet, worn by Franco Harris

Football Players

33c Monday Night Football single

(Football Kick)

Football

Football jersey signed by Colin Kaepernick

Football Player (The Lineman)

Football

Cincinnati Bengals Pennant

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