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Pennant for the New York Cuban Stars

African American Museum

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

New York Cuban Stars, American, 1916 - 1935

Description

Triangular New York Cuban Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of brown felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four brown tassels. There is a green, white, and orange screen-printed image of a baseball player sliding into home plate with the catcher standing behind the plate, ready to catch the baseball coming towards him. There is white text next to the image that reads "NEW YORK CUBAN STARS."

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1916-1935

Object number

2013.171.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

pennants

Medium

paint on felt

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7 5/16 x 26 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.6 x 67.3 x 0.5 cm)

Place depicted

Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Baseball
Segregation
Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505d9689f-e1b4-43da-84f3-286fe267ed72

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.171.4

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