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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.


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Football, used in Super Bowl XIV

Michigan's Big House

Football Snack Bowl

Pittsburgh Steelers Football Helmet, worn by Franco Harris

National Football League Lunch Box

Football game

NY Giants clubhouse

Super Bowl IX

Super Bowl IX

1968 Super Bowl

Sunday Service from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio

Joe Namath Professional Yo-Yo

Princeton vs. Yale football ticket

Football helmet used by a member of the San Fransisco 49ers

Bio panel featuring members of the original 1972 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad

Photograph of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Carrie O'Brien-Sibley

Photograph of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Carrie O'Brien-Sibley

Male football player

NFL Lunch Box

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