Tennis racket cover used by Althea Gibson
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
label: Owned by
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: Red and white tennis racket cover. White type appears on center of either side reading, [Wilson]. The "Wilson" type has been covered with tape. White type near bottom of covering reads [MADE IN/U.S.A.]. Cover has zipper running along side of cover.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.205.2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: covers (overlying objects)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 14 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 1 in. (37.5 × 25.7 × 2.5 cm)