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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 24 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Card, Football 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 2 Filter by term Exclude term
card, football 2 Filter by term Exclude term
jersey, football 2 Filter by term Exclude term
patch 2 Filter by term Exclude term
patch, football 2 Filter by term Exclude term
ticket, football 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Cleveland 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cuyahoga County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
North Carolina 2 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 2 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chapel Hill 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 23 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Football 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 23 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Headdresses 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Headgear 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports Equipment 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 10 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1960s

6c Intercollegiate Football single

Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

Vince Lombardi

Football

Cleveland Browns Practice Jersey, worn by Jim Brown

Roger Staubach

Ara Parseghian

Jim Brown

Terrence Hanratty and James Seymour

United States Naval Academy Roger Staubach Jersey

1968 Super Bowl

Joe Namath

Joe Namath

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

Football Letterman Patch

North Carolina vs. Notre Dame football ticket

North Carolina vs. Duke football ticket

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

20c Jim Thorpe single

Howard Cassady

Philadelphia Eagles

Football cleat worn by Lou Groza of the Cleveland Browns

Forrest Gregg

Bill Kilmer

New York Giants

Dallas Cowboys

Mel Triplett

Fran Tarkenton

Sonny Jurgensen

Jim Brown

Baltimore Colts

DeMatha High School

Flying Sportscasts 30th Year

Sonny Jurgensen

Jim Grabowski

Joe Namath

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