A gold-toned medal with attached ribbon. The obverse of the medal features the letters [U S A] above central image of the five interlocking Olympic rings above the word [XEROX]. The background of the medal is textured and a laurel leaf design appears in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.34
B-roll film of a segment of "Episode 4" of Black Journal, the National Education Television (NET) television program. It consists of a 16mm acetate film strip (2012.79.1.87.1a) with perforations running along one edge, frames in the middle and a bi-lateral…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.87.1ac
1950 Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship Belt awarded to Ezzard Charles. Elasticated belt consisting of bands of red, white and blue fabric over gold backing. Both ends are leather with three straps and three buckles for fastening. Large central brass…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.28.1
A silver medal for the Men's 400M Hurdles event at the 1959 Helsinki World Games awarded to Dick Howard. The medal has a geometric design in relief on the front. The design is left of center and is a vertically oriented triangle shape. A small sphere is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.140.7a
An Olympic bronze medal from the 1960 Rome Games. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.140.1
A program for the 1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field. The front cover of the program is yellow and white with red, blue, white, and black ink. The text on the cover reads: [1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials / Women's Track & Field / Downing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.56.6
A warm-up track suit jacket worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. The jacket is navy blue and has a stand-up, fold-over collar in a rib knit fabric. There is a zipper down the center front of the jacket that can go all the way up the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.2.1
USA track suit pants worn by Tommie Smith on the podium at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. The pants are navy blue and made from a synthetic knit fabric. Down the side of each leg is a 1/2” thick red stripe outlined in white. There is a 1 1/2" thick hem…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.231.2.2
A bronze-colored medal with attached ribbon. Medal is concave on both faces and has images in relief on both obverse and reverse. Obverse features a flaming torch in the center, with the five interlocking Olympic rings and a laurel branch at the bottom.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.21
An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The obverse features a central image of a horizontal green, yellow, red, and black striped shape. Around the outer edge of the medal are the words [ATLETICA COPPA DEL MONDO / III I.A.A.F. WORLD CUP / ROMA '81]. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.31
A commemorative silver IAAF medal. The obverse and reverse both feature images and type in relief. The obverse features two shirtless men with jaw length hair holding spheres in the lower portion of the medal. A large clock tower, likely a representation…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.30
An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.13
An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.14
An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.12
An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has images and words in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a [a'87] in large forced-perspective and dramatically raised type in the center of the medal. The letters are striped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.23
An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has images and words in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a [a'87] in large forced-perspective and dramatically raised type in the center of the medal. The letters are striped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.24
An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has images and words in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a [a'87] in large forced-perspective type in the center of the medal. The letters are striped horizontally green,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.25
A Pan American Games gold medal with attached ribbon. The obverse and reverse both have images and words in relief. The obverse features a central lit torch. The word [INDIANAPOLIS] curves around the top edge of the medal, across the bottom are the letters…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.32
A Pan American Games gold medal with attached ribbon. The obverse and reverse both have images and words in relief. The obverse features a central lit torch. The word [INDIANAPOLIS] curves around the top edge of the medal, across the bottom are the letters…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.33
An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.17
An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.16
An Olympic silver medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.15
A torch carried by Seba Johnson in the 1988 Winter Olympics. The torch consists of a white wax candle inside red plastic cup. The cup has white print that reads: [Calgary 1988 / Winter Olympic Games] in English and French. The text surrounds a snowflake…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.163.9
A white plastic card with the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics logo. The top has black lettering that reads: [Calgary 1988 / Olympic Winter Games]. The bottom has black and red lettering that reads: [Calgary 1988 / Jeux Olympiques d'hiver / Feb. 13-28, 1988 /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.163.14
