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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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Cleveland Browns Pennant

Football, used in Super Bowl XIV

Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey, worn by Terry Bradshaw

Kansas City Chiefs

Philadelphia Eagles Pennant

Green Bay Packers Pennant

Miami Dolphins

Philadelphia Eagles Button

2004 Baltimore Ravens Team yearbook

Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers Football Helmet, worn by Franco Harris

Cincinnati Bengals Pennant

Buffalo Bills Button

Football Jersey

Cleveland Browns Practice Jersey, worn by Jim Brown

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

America's TV Sports Magazine Weekend Kickoff magazine

NFL Referee penalty flag used by Jim Duke, 1999

Jacksonville Express Football Helmet

Chicago Bears Football jersey, worn by Dick Butkus

Football Program, Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Chicago Cardinals

Lithograph of football player Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch

National Football League 1970 Schedule printed in Braille

Ticket for the Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Redskins football game, 2008

Ticket for the Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Redskins football game, 2005

Football Program for Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, 1937

Football Program, N.Y. Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals, 1936

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

North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Football ticket

Philadelphia Eagles Button

Harold Jackson

Sam Cunningham Football Card

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