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- What We Wore: Sports -
- April 28, 2021
- Collections - article
What We Wore: Sports
- Winter Sports and Activities - Take a journey through the fun side of winter with this look at photographs and other material from our collections illustrating winter sports and recreational activities.
- January 30, 2021
- Collections - article
Winter Sports and Activities
Take a journey through the fun side of winter with this look at photographs and other material from our collections illustrating winter sports and recreational activities.
- Helmet Shield, Worn by Scott Pruett during the 2014 Sebring Endurance Race - Californian Scott Pruett raced go-karts, open-wheel cars, stock cars, and sports cars in a 50-year career that earned him multiple championships. Pruett, together with Memo Rojas and Marino Franchitti, won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2014 driving a Riley Mk. XXVI with a Ford V-6 engine. It was the first Ford-powered victory at Sebring in 45 years.
- 2014
- Collections - Artifact
Helmet Shield, Worn by Scott Pruett during the 2014 Sebring Endurance Race
Californian Scott Pruett raced go-karts, open-wheel cars, stock cars, and sports cars in a 50-year career that earned him multiple championships. Pruett, together with Memo Rojas and Marino Franchitti, won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2014 driving a Riley Mk. XXVI with a Ford V-6 engine. It was the first Ford-powered victory at Sebring in 45 years.
- 1879 Handbook of Winter Sports - Discover how a 19th-century handbook provides us with a fascinating glimpse into the winter sports that excited and engaged Americans nearly 150 years ago.
- February 02, 2022
- Collections - article
1879 Handbook of Winter Sports
Discover how a 19th-century handbook provides us with a fascinating glimpse into the winter sports that excited and engaged Americans nearly 150 years ago.
- T-Shirt, circa 1997 - Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.
- circa 1997
- Collections - Artifact
T-Shirt, circa 1997
Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.
- Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," July 1953 - This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features Cuban-born Minnie Minoso, who broke the Chicago White Sox color barrier in 1951.
- July 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," July 1953
This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features Cuban-born Minnie Minoso, who broke the Chicago White Sox color barrier in 1951.
- Baseball Uniform, 1950-1959 -
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Uniform, 1950-1959
- Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," May 1953 - This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover features Larry Doby, who, in 1947, became the first African-American player to integrate baseball's American League.
- May 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," May 1953
This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover features Larry Doby, who, in 1947, became the first African-American player to integrate baseball's American League.
- Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," August 1953 - This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features baseball pitching great and future Hall of Famer, Satchel Paige.
- August 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," August 1953
This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features baseball pitching great and future Hall of Famer, Satchel Paige.
- Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," June 1953 - This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features baseball great Monte Irvin, who had signed with the New York Giants in 1949.
- June 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Magazine, "Our Sports, The Negro's Own Sports Magazine," June 1953
This magazine, billed as the "Negro's Own Sports Magazine," ran for five issues in 1953. Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, was ostensibly the editor. At this time, African-American athletes were becoming involved in every major spectator sport. The cover article features baseball great Monte Irvin, who had signed with the New York Giants in 1949.