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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 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Channel 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Institution Archives 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 10 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 6 Filter by term Exclude term
digital media - born analog 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 4 Filter by term Exclude term
jerseys 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Collecting cards 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1880s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 33 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 25 Filter by term Exclude term
California 9 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Dallas 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Los Angeles 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 26 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Football 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Jock Michael Smith Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 57 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 43 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Headgear 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports Equipment 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Headdresses 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 65 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 9 Filter by term Exclude term

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Super Bowl Contenders

Football trading card for Warren Moon

Football trading card for Reggie Collier depicting Joe Gilliam

Smithsonian Football Game

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

Front cover from Ebony magazine, October 1946

Brett Favre

NFL Hall of Fame helmet for Tony Dungy

Torry Holt, St. Louis, MO 2001

Foot ball

Throwing a Football is Like Launching a Rocket to the Moon! Find out how with Robert Griffin III

Putting an American team through signal practice from Physical culture.

Mel Blount

Newspaper

Jerry Rice

Joe Paterno

Duane Hanson with his sculpture Football Player

Football, drop kick

Pennant for Wilberforce University football

South Carolina State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell

Photograph of John Steuart Curry sketching a football practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance

Victor Cruz

Dan Marino

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

Helmet for the San Francisco 49ers worn by Jerry Rice

Vince Young

Emmitt Smith

Ben Roethlisberger

Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

Forever Have a Ball!: Football single

John Elway

Helmet for the Chicago Bears worn by Walter Payton

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