Image Gallery for "All American: The Power of Sports" Exhibit Press Kit
Jesse Owens after winning the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint. Behind him is his teammate, silver medalist Ralph Metcalfe. 1936. 威尼斯人娱乐场, Collection of Foreign Records Seized
Chick-a-dee softball team, Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California, 1942. Photograph by Francis Stewart
威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the War Relocation Authority
Baseball card from a 1909-1911 series produced by the American Tobacco company. In August 2021, a T-206 Honus Wagner from this series sold for $6.6 million, making it the most expensive sports card in history.
威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the U.S. Attorneys
In 1988 Dominique Dawes became the first Black gymnast on the U.S. women鈥檚 Olympic gymnastic team. As a member of the 鈥淢agnificent Seven鈥� in 1996, Dawes helped win the team鈥檚 first gold medal.
Girl Power poster featuring Dominique Dawes, 1997
威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
Bye-bye bustles and floor-skimming hoop skirts. Hello bicycles! Women embraced the freedom from restrictive clothing, mobility and independence these vehicles offered. Before a woman could hop on a bike, most relied on men to transport them. With this piece of inexpensive and readily available equipment, they could go where they wanted, when they wanted.
H. Luey bicycle habit patent drawing, 1895.
威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the Patent and Trademark Office
President George W. Bush waves to the crowd as he stands with Yankees manager Joe Torre, (left) and Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly (right) on the field for Game Three of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York City on October 30, 2001.
Photograph by Eric Draper 威尼斯人娱乐场, George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Uncle Sam wins every time! Cartoonist Clifford Berryman observed that Uncle Sam would always be a winner in the annual Army-Navy game. There鈥檚 a bit of that feeling at many national level contests鈥攏o matter who wins, America鈥檚 team wins.
Clifford Berryman cartoon, 1914 威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the United States Senate
One month after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, boxer Joe Louis volunteered for the Army. The Heavyweight Champion鈥檚 sense of duty may have reassured some who questioned Black loyalty to the U.S. The media and the military embraced him as a national hero. Soon after, Louis spoke the words that became one of the war鈥檚 most famous slogans.
鈥淧vt. Joe Louis says鈥� Office of War Information poster, 1942
威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the Office of Government Reports