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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 American History 143 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 17 Filter by term Exclude term
pennant, football 16 Filter by term Exclude term
button, football 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Card, Football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 13 Filter by term Exclude term
sports uniforms 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Footballs (balls for sports) 9 Filter by term Exclude term
card, football 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 29 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 51 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 15 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 48 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 25 Filter by term Exclude term
California 14 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 13 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 5 Filter by term Exclude term
San Francisco 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cook County 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 125 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 29 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
National Postal Museum Collection 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports & Leisure 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 172 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 160 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 73 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 17 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 13 Filter by term Exclude term
U.S. Stamps 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Recreation 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 171 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 48 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

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Black and White Reproduction Lithograph of Football Player Charlie Conerly

Black and White Reproduction Lithograph of Football Player Red Grange

Football cleat worn by Lou Groza of the Cleveland Browns

Princeton University Football Shoulder Pads, used by T. T. Pendleton

Photograph of John Steuart Curry sketching a football practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Forrest Gregg

Bill Kilmer

New York Giants

Dallas Cowboys

Mel Triplett

Fran Tarkenton

Sonny Jurgensen

Jim Brown

Baltimore Colts

Oakland Raiders Pennant

Cleveland Browns Button

New Orleans Saints Pennant

Houston Oilers Pennant

Atlanta Falcons Pennant

Minnesota Vikings Pennant

Denver Broncos Pennant

Pittsburgh Steelers Pennant

Chicago Bears Pennant

Baltimore Colts Pennant

New York Jets Pennant

Buffalo Bills

San Francisco Forty Niners

Fran Tarkenton

Roger Staubach

John Unitas

Franco Harris

Rose Bowl Pinback Button

Terry Bradshaw

New England Patriots Pennant

Program for the 1971 Rose Bowl, Stanford University vs. Ohio State University

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