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Pennant for the Philadelphia Stars

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Philadelphia Stars, American, 1933 - 1952

Description

A triangular Philadelphia Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of red felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four red 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 "PHILADELPHIA STARS" with four white stars on either side of the word "STARS."

Credit Line

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

Date

1933 - 1952

Object number

2013.171.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type

pennants

Medium

paint on felt

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.4 x 69.9 x 0.5 cm)

Place depicted

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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/fd566c59c0c-e3a8-4a6d-9854-c333009990a7

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.171.3

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