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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 32 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

sports uniforms 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 7 Filter by term Exclude term
digital media - born analog 5 Filter by term Exclude term
jerseys 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Collecting cards 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Souvenir programs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
footballs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Admission tickets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Magazines (periodicals) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1920s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 29 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 28 Filter by term Exclude term
California 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 4 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cleveland 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cuyahoga County 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 32 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
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Football 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Jock Michael Smith Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Tools and Equipment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Books and Published Materials 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 32 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 8 Filter by term Exclude term
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Education 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Children 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Segregation 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 28 Filter by term Exclude term
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Not determined 4 Filter by term Exclude term

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Ticket to Super Bowl XXII

Ohio State Buckeyes football helmet worn by Archie Griffin

Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game

Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

Tim Brown & Jerry Rice, 2002

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

Detroit Lions jacket worn by Eddie Murphy in the film Beverly Hills Cop II

Touch Football

Football jersey signed by Colin Kaepernick

Studio Portrait of a Boy Sitting and Holding a Football, Diptych

Football commemorating Eddie Robinson's 324th win at Grambling State University

Ray Lewis, Baltimore 2002

Pair of football cleats signed by Colin Kaepernick

Football trading card for Warren Moon

Football trading card for Reggie Collier depicting Joe Gilliam

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

Front cover from Ebony magazine, October 1946

NFL Hall of Fame helmet for Tony Dungy

Torry Holt, St. Louis, MO 2001

NFL Referee penalty flag used by Jim Duke, 1999

Photograph of men playing football

Pennant for Wilberforce University football

South Carolina State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell

Photograph of men playing football

Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

Helmet for the San Francisco 49ers worn by Jerry Rice

Jersey signed by Jerry Rice

Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

Helmet for the Chicago Bears worn by Walter Payton

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