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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 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
footballs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pennants 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Souvenir programs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
jerseys 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1880s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 8 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Pennsylvania 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Philadelphia 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bergen County 1 Filter by term Exclude term
California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cleveland 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Columbus 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Tools and Equipment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Eadweard Muybridge Cyanotypes 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 4 Filter by term Exclude term
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Education 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Figure group 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 5 Filter by term Exclude term

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Ohio State Buckeyes football helmet worn by Archie Griffin

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

Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

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

Foot ball

Newspaper

Football, drop kick

Pennant for Wilberforce University football

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