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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 143 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 17 Filter by term Exclude term
pennant, football 16 Filter by term Exclude term
button, football 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Card, Football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 13 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Footballs (balls for sports) 9 Filter by term Exclude term
card, football 9 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

1910s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 29 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 51 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 15 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 48 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 25 Filter by term Exclude term
California 14 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 13 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 5 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 125 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 29 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 13 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports & Leisure 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 172 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 160 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 73 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 17 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 13 Filter by term Exclude term
U.S. Stamps 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Recreation 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 171 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 48 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

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President John F. Kennedy throwing a football

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

Front cover from Ebony magazine, October 1946

Whistle used by Football Referee Red Friesell

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

Sports Illustrated magazine

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

NFL Hall of Fame helmet for Tony Dungy

Football Player

Torry Holt, St. Louis, MO 2001

America's TV Sports Magazine Weekend Kickoff magazine

Jackson, Mississippi

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Football Helmet

Pro-Air football helmet

Air IV junior football helmet

Air V Football Helmet

MacGregor Football Helmet Model H612

Spalding Football Helmet Model 100

MacGregor Football Helmet Model H620

Football helmet worn by the donor, Mr. Earl Sheeley

Football Player

Hamilton Packers Football Helmet worn by Ernie Repetti

NFL Referee penalty flag used by Jim Duke, 1999

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

VCR's

Putting an American team through signal practice from Physical culture.

Football Signed by the 1950 University of Notre Dame Football Team

Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7

Parents' Night at a High School Football Game, Harlan County, Kentucky

Jacksonville Express Football Helmet

Chicago Bears Football jersey, worn by Dick Butkus

Advertising print manufactured by the Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Company

Duane Hanson with his sculpture Football Player

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