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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket for 2004 Summer Olympics basketball event owned by Carl Lewis

August 27, 2004

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White, blue, orange, yellow, green, and pink Olympic ticket with black type. The official pictogram for Basketball appears at the center of the ticket. Ticket is for a basketball event taking place at 14:30 on August 27, 2004. The event took place at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.46
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket for 2004 Summer Olympics tennis event owned by Carl Lewis

August 22, 2004

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White, blue, orange, yellow, green, and pink Olympic ticket with black type. The official Tennis pictogram appears at the lower center of the ticket. Ticket is for a tennis event taking place at 17:00 on August 22, 2004. The event took place at the Athens…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.44
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston

1965

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A blue ticket with black type for a Heavyweight Boxing Match for the Championship of the World between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 in St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine. The ticket has images of both Ali and Liston on the front. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.120.13
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket for World Heavyweight Championship fight of Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay

Feburary 25, 1964

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Green narrow ticket for the World Heavyweight Championship of Sonny Liston versus Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). Ticket is divided two thirds of the way from the left by a large rectangle box featuring two (2) black and white portraits of the boxers. There…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.173.2.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket stub for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

August 9, 1936

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A paper ticket stub for 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The ticket stub is for the day that Jesse Owens won his 4th gold medal. The front of the ticket has a background image of a stadium in gray ink. Text around the stadium in the same ink reads: [Platz /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.89.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket stub for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

August 5, 1936

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A paper ticket stub for 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The ticket stub is for the day that Jesse Owens won his 3rd gold medal. The front of the ticket has a background image of a stadium in gray ink. Text around the stadium in the same ink reads: [Platz /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.89.5
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson

June 25, 1959

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Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. The ticket is purple with black and red printed text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to a championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston

July 22, 1963

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Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. The ticket is light red in color with red and black text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. At center left is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.3
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to a championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock

June 22, 1937

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Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. The ticket is yellow and white with two green diagonal stripes. The text on the ticket is black ink. A black-and-white image of Jim Braddock appears on the left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton

September 28, 1976

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Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton. The ticket is white with red, blue and black text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. Pictured in blue ink on the left side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks

September 15, 1978

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Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The ticket is blue with black text. An image of the Superdome can be seen on the ticket. The text on the ticket starts with "LOUISIANA SPORTS, INC. / PRESENTS /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.5
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Ticket to Super Bowl XXII

1988

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A ticket to Super Bowl XXII between Washington and Denver played on January 31st, 1988. The ticket is for Section 40, Row 4, Seat 3 on the Press Level and has a face price of $100.00. The ticket is intact. The front has an image of a white sculptural…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.120.11
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Education & Scholarship

Tidye Pickett

1914–1986

Tidye Pickett (November 3, 1914 – November 17, 1986) was American track and field athlete. She represented the United States in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, becoming the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympic…

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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Tie with football illustrations worn by Eddie Robinson

1919-2007

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This is a tie with football illustrations worn by Eddie Robinson. The back of three individuals are shown at the bottom point of the tie, below a group of illustrations of football paraphernalia in bright colors against a black field.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.224.3
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Tie with Peanuts comic strip worn by Eddie Robinson

1950-2007

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This is a tie with cartoon characters from the comic strip Peanuts. Various characters from the cartoon are seated, watching a football game. The figures are arranged in horizontal panels against the grey and black background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.224.4
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Biography & Culture

Tiequon Cox

1965–

Tiequon Aundray "Lil Fee" Cox (born December 1, 1965) is an American criminal and mass murderer who was sentenced to death for the August 31, 1984, murders of various family members of the NFL football player Kermit Alexander. Cox is currently incarcerated…

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Sports & Achievement

Tiernny Wiltshire

1998–

Tiernny Arlene Wiltshire (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Tiffany Cameron

1991–

Tiffany Devonna Cameron (born 16 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and at times as a midfielder for Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC. Born in Canada, she plays for the Jamaica women's national team, after…

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Sports & Achievement

Tiffany Flynn

1995–

Tiffany Flynn (born 2 September 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the long jump. A former student at Mississippi State University, Flynn made her major championship debut in 2022 both indoor and outdoor. She finished fourth at the 2022 World…

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BIOGRAPHY
History & Culture

Tiffany McCarty

1990–

Tifanny Janea McCarty (born December 14, 1990) is an American soccer forward who last played for Þór/KA in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She previously played for the Houston Dash, and FC Kansas City, and Washington Spirit in the NWSL as well as Albirex Niigata…

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Sports & Achievement

Tiffany Townsend

1989–

Tiffany Townsend (born June 14, 1989) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200-meter dash. She has personal records of 11.13 and 22.26 seconds for the events, respectively. She won medals for the United States in age category…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Tiffany Williams

1983–

Tiffany Williams (née Ross; born 5 February 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American hurdler who is a former US 400m hurdles champion in 2007 and 2008. She had a standout collegiate career at the University of South Carolina, as SEC champion 3 years in a row…

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Film & Television

Tiger Conway

1932–2006

Plasse Dennis Bradford Conway (August 4, 1932 – November 13, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tiger Conway.

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Film & Television

Tiger Conway Jr.

1953–

Plasee Dennis Conway Jr. (May 18, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tiger Conway Jr.. Notable in the Mid-Atlantic and most notably teaming with his father Tiger Conway.

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