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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 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

ticket, football 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Balls (object genre) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Footballs (balls for sports) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pennants 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Programs (documents) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Toys (recreational artifacts) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1940s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

North and Central America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 2 Filter by term Exclude term
California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Greene County 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 1 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco county 1 Filter by term Exclude term
San Franciso 1 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Wilberforce 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Medicine and Science: Chemistry 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Sports 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Football 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 2 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Baseball 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cold War, 1945-1989 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 2 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1950s

Football Players

Football Cleats

Princeton vs. Yale football ticket

President John F. Kennedy throwing a football

Sports Illustrated magazine

Football Player

MacGregor Football Helmet Model H612

Football Signed by the 1950 University of Notre Dame Football Team

Black and white stamp with etching of a man in a football uniform holding a helmet at his right side

20c Jim Thorpe single

Football Program, New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns, 1958

North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Football ticket

Football player with face guard

Pennant for Wilberforce University football

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

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