On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Subject of
Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994
Printed by
Unidentified
Date
October 4, 1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (27.5 × 17.5 cm)
Description
A souvenir program celebrating Wilma Rudolph Day in Clarksville, Tennessee on October 4, 1960 commemorating her achievements in the 1960 Summer Olympics. The front of the black-and-white program features a centrally oriented, thatched illustration of Wilma Rudolph with three (3) Olympic gold medals above her head. At the top of the program is the text [WELCOME] centered above the illustration. At the bottom of the front cover is text that reads [WILMA / Souvenir Program / Wilma Rudolph Day / Clarksville Tennessee / October 4, 1960]. The program has two (2) interior pages. The left interior page features an illustration of a plaque by the Citizens of Clarksville in honor of Rudolph’s gold medals, a second illustration of a proclamation by the Mayor of Clarksville naming October 4, 1960 [WELCOME WILMA DAY], and an illustration of three (3) Olympic gold medals. Below the illustrations are three paragraphs of text that give the background of the event and the names of other honored medalists. The right interior page lists a Program of Events. The back of the program is a list of sponsors. There is a handwritten notation in pencil in the top left corner of the front cover. There are handwritten notations, speech times, and check marks in blue ink on the interior right page.
Place used
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
souvenir programs
Topic
American South
Athletes
Communities
Olympics
Race relations
Sports
Track and field
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Rudolph Family in memory of Wilma Rudolph
Object number
2016.35
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540277c42-12ad-498c-a2aa-c7771b8e48f3

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