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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 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Footballs (balls for sports) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
real photo postcard 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cards (information artifacts) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Shoulder Pads 1 Filter by term Exclude term
football helmet 1 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 1 Filter by term Exclude term
patch 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bancroft 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Brockton 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Colorado 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Leadville 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mason 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Massachusetts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Military 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports & Leisure 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 7 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Balls (Sporting goods) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Commercial 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Education 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Figure group 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1910s

Football

Football helmet worn by the donor, Mr. Earl Sheeley

Male football player

Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7

Advertising print manufactured by the Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Company

Football used during Princeton Football Games, 1910-1912

portrait of leadville football team

Princeton University Football Shoulder Pads, used by T. T. Pendleton

Yale University

Harvard University

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