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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 14 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

sports uniforms 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 6 Filter by term Exclude term
jerseys 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Admission tickets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Collecting cards 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Magazines (periodicals) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Souvenir programs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
footballs 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1940s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

North and Central America 13 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 13 Filter by term Exclude term
California 5 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bergen County 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Buffalo 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Columbus 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Dallas 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Sports Uniforms 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Jock Michael Smith Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Tools and Equipment 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Books and Published Materials 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 7 Filter by term Exclude term
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Press 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Education 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mass media 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Religion 1 Filter by term Exclude term
U.S. History, 1933-1945 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 13 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Set Name: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

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

Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

Football jersey signed by Colin Kaepernick

Football trading card for Reggie Collier depicting Joe Gilliam

Front cover from Ebony magazine, October 1946

NFL Hall of Fame helmet for Tony Dungy

South Carolina State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

Helmet for the San Francisco 49ers worn by Jerry Rice

Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

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