- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Created by
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
- Subject of
- Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990
- Date
- 1937-1962
- Medium
- cork, yarn, leather, ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 x 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
- Description
- An official Negro American League Baseball (2013.135.1a) in a Wilson box (2013.135.1b). The baseball is white with red lacing. Stamped in black ink is: [Negro American League / Wilson / Made in the U. S. A. / T] and [A1010 / W 150CC / CUSHIONED CORK CENTER]. The box is red and black and has text on the front that reads: [It's A Wilson Baseball].
- Type
- baseballs
- Topic
- Baseball
- Segregation
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.135.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.