A color photograph of Carl Lewis with Olympic teammates. They are carrying flags and flowers and carry Lewis on their shoulders. They wear medals around their necks and are dressed in their track suits. On the reverse is a hand-written note, "After Relay -…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.154.32
A black and white team photograph of baseball players from Chase County High School in Kansas. There are three (3) rows of boys. The two (2) boys in the front row center are sitting cross-legged and the two (2) boys on the sides are lying on their sides,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.94.1
A digital scan of a black-and-white photograph of Iowa Cornets player Debra Kay making a jump shot during a Women's Professional Basketball League game. Seen in the center of the frame, she wears white knee-high socks, striped shorts, and the #40 jersey as…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.9.2
A digital scan of a black-and-white photograph of Iowa Cornets player Debra Kay Thomas making an offensive play against Chicago Hustle players during a Women's Professional Basketball League game. Seen in the center of the frame holding the ball, Thomas…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.9.3
A black and white photograph of three tennis players holding trophies. From left to right, unidentified man, Desmond Margetson, and Reginald Weir. The unidentified man is holding two trophies. Margetson, in the middle is holding his trophy and his racquet.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.15
A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards at the San Jose State University in California. The image captures Dr. Edwards sitting on chair, looking directly in the camera his hands interlaced. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt, black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.2
A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards at the San Jose State University in California. The image captures Dr. Edwards from the chest up, looking directly in the camera. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt, a black beanie, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.4
A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Curator of Sports, Dr. Damion Thomas, and oral historian Kelly Elaine Navies along with two scholar activists, Natalie Riddick…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.3
A black and white photograph of Dr. Ubert Vincent (left) and Bobby Ryland (right) standing on a court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. Both men are wearing short-sleeve shirts and hats. Vincent stands to the left of the photograph, has a moustache, and is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.4
A glossy color inkjet photographic print of Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers kneeling during the anthem at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, September 1, 2016. Reid (#35) and Kaepernick (#7) are pictured in the center of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.5
A black-and-white photograph of five unidentified men in "Trojans" baseball uniforms standing on a field. In the background, to the left, is a large building. In the background, to the right, are trees, houses, and a street with parked cars. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.42.11
A black and white photograph of Gloria King. King is featured on a tennis court, mid-serve, tossing a ball in the air. There are other players on courts in the background, as well as a club house where people can be seen sitting and standing through…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.16
A black and white photomechanical print of Hank Aaron hugging his mother and clutching a baseball after hitting his record-breaking 715th home run. A caption on the right gives information about the subject, date, and game that the photograph captures. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.17.78
A black and white photograph of Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries in the boxing ring surrounded by a huge crowd during the boxing match on July 4, 1910 in Reno, Nevada. In the center of the image, encircled on all sides by a large crowd, is a rectangular…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.96.3
A black-and-white photograph of a boxing match between Jack Johnson and Kid Cutler at Lauer’s Park ball field in Reading, Pennsylvania. The action shot shows the two sparring in an outdoor ring, dust rising from their feet. Johnson and Cutler are captured…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.96.2
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jesse Owens and Jack Oakie. Both Owens and Oakie are crouched on the ground, posing in a runner's four point start position. Owens, depicted on the left, is wearing a light colored suit, with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.104
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jesse Owens and Jack Oakie. Owens, depicted on the left, standing in profile looking towards Oakie. Owens is wearing a light colored suit. Oakie, depicted on the right, is leaning forward holding…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.109
Black and white photograph of Jackie Robinson with teammates of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Seven men total, standing with one leg out of the dug out (man on left has his PR leg out of the dug out with no glove on, while the other six men on the right have their…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.167.5
A black and white photograph of a woman identified as Jean S (Stridiron). The photograph features Jean standing on a tennis court, wearing shorts, a shirt, and a visor. Her proper left hand is at her hip and her proper right hand holds a tennis racquet.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.21
This black and white photograph depicts Jesse Owens wearing a hat and an overcoat over his suit while standing next to two young boys and another man in a suit. This groups stands next to a large brick building's entrance. Behind Owens' group is a second…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.40
A black-and-white photograph of staff sergeant Joseph Lewis Barrow (heavyweight champion Joe Lewis) and Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commander of the 332nd Fighing Group, taken during Lewis' visit to the airfield in Ramitelli, Italy, in the fall of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.63.1
A black and white photomechanical print of Joe Louis (right) and William Leon Rowe (left) testifying before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on the subject of Castro's Cuba. Unidentified men can be seen in the background sitting behind Louis and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.17.79
A black and white photograph of the Junior Champions at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The group includes one unidentified woman (top left) and Joannie Floissac (top right) and two unidentified men. The group is featured at center court and each chamption…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.13
A black and white photograph of a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known then as Lew Alcindor, playing basketball with his high school team. Abdul-Jabbar is pictured running down the center of the court wearing a lighter colored basketball jersey with [POWER /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.104.4
