Tennis racquet used by Althea Gibson
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century - late 20th century
name: label: Owned by
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A tennis racquet owned by Althea Gibson. The racquet is made of wood and has a brown leather wrapped handle. Gold and blue lettering near the head of the racket reads “BLUE MOON.” A blue logo of a moon appears below. Gold type along handle reads “Laminated.” A white “H” appears on the bottom of racket's handle.
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: 2014.205.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: rackets (sports equipment)
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: wood, rubber, synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: 27 1/8 × 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (68.9 × 23.8 × 3.8 cm)