Winter Sports

A peek at winter sports in the collections. Learn more about America's passion for sports with the National Museum of American History. At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Sports: Leveling the Playing Field explores the contributions of African American athletes, both on and off the field.

Winter Skating in New Jersey

DeeDee Jonrowe 2012 Iditarod sports card

Skating on the Potomac

Unknown: Skaters

15c Speed Skating single

Design for a Spot for The New Yorker

"Winter"--A Skating Scene, from Harper's Weekly, January 25, 1868

Skating on Bonaparte's Pond (mural study, Bordentown, New Jersey Post Office)

Poster from the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Parade held in Washington, DC on June 12, 2018

Winter on the Creek

Stater

8c Bobsled single

34c Figure Skating single

The 1981 United States Figure Skating Championships

Skating

Snowboard made by Aleksey Ostatnigrosh of GROMEL

Ken Anderson 2011 Iditarod sports card

Skaters' Island

Pair of white figure skates worn by Debi Thomas

Poster from the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Parade held in Washington, DC on June 12, 2018

4c James Naismith - Basketball single

Poster from the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Parade held in Washington, DC on June 12, 2018

The Skating Season--1862, from Harper's Weekly, January 18, 1862

Sports Illustrated Posters of the U.S. Hockey Team during the 1980 Winter Olympics

Hockey Players

Hockey Players

Figure skates worn by Adam Rippon at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games

20c Hockey single

Lake Placid Winter Olympics pin, 1980

The Skaters

15c Ice Hockey single

29c Hockey single

Central Park, N.Y. Winter Sports

Figure Skating Costume worn by Brian Boitano at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada

Hand painted photograph of semi pro snowboarder Roger Cameron

Back to top