Suitcase used by Althea Gibson
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Baltimore Luggage Company, American
label: Owned by
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A hard-sided suitcase covered in blue fabric, with gold metal handle and clasps. Printed in gold lettering at the handle are the initials "AG" for Althea Gibson.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: 2014.205.1
objectType: label: Type
content: suitcases
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: metal, vinyl, plywood and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: 7 × 21 3/8 × 14 in. (17.8 × 54.3 × 35.6 cm)