Image of Althea Gwyn reaching for a basketball during a game
date: label: Date
content: 1979-1980; scanned 2023
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dave Peterson, American
label: Subject of
content: Althea Gwyn, American, 1956 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Women's Professional Basketball League, American, 1978 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Iowa Cornets, American, 1978 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: New York Stars, American, 1978 - 1980
notes: label: Description
content: A digital scan of a black-and-white photograph of New York Stars forward Althea Gwyn reaching for a basketball during a Women's Professional Basketball League game. Gwyn is pictured on the left side of the image, wearing the #31 jersey, her arm outstretched as she jumps for a basketball directly above her. An unidentified Stars teammate wearing the #22 jersey can be seen behind her, on the right side of the image, also jumping for the ball. Between them, an Iowa Cornets player, from the opposing team, also reaches for the ball.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob Modersohn and Molly Kazmer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.9.1
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © David Peterson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13056 pixels × 8288 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 206.5 MB