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Manufactured by:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914  Search this

Owned by:

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

wood, rubber, synthetic fiber

Dimensions:

27 × 9 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (68.6 × 23.2 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

rackets (sports equipment)

Place made:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, united States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1960

Topic:

African American  Search this

Sports  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family

Object number:

2014.205.2.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Exhibition:

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529f16575-8261-473c-9288-f4e90f79d911

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.205.2.1