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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 African American History and Culture 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Helmets 6 Filter by term Exclude term
jerseys 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

North and Central America 10 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 10 Filter by term Exclude term
California 4 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Buffalo 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Clothing - Sports Uniforms 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Jock Michael Smith Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Tools and Equipment 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 7 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Resource Type: sports uniforms

Ohio State Buckeyes football helmet worn by Archie Griffin

Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

Football jersey signed by Colin Kaepernick

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

Helmet for the San Francisco 49ers worn by Jerry Rice

Jersey signed by Jerry Rice

Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

Helmet for the Chicago Bears worn by Walter Payton

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