Hockey puck used by Ice Hockey in Harlem
date: label: Date
content: after 1987
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Ice Hockey in Harlem, American, founded 1987
notes: label: Caption
content: Founded in 1987, Ice Hockey in Harlem is a non-profit organization that gives roughly 250 children between the ages of 5 to 18 the opportunity to learn the game of ice hockey and participate in academic enrichment programs free of charge. Most of the program’s participants, who must be residents of Harlem or Upper Manhattan, are black and Hispanic. Ice Hockey in Harlem is one of several programs across the country, including the Fort Dupont program in Washington D.C., the Snider Hockey program in Philadelphia, and the Detroit Ice Dreams, focused on increasing black and minority participation in ice hockey
label: Description
content: Ice Hockey in Harlem hockey puck.
label: Description
content: The round puck is black. The top of the puck is smooth and has a red, white, and blue logo. There is a red rectangular shape that gets thinner in the center. There is white text on top of it which reads [ICE HOCKEY IN HARLEM]. The shape is outlined in blue, except in the center. There is a blue arc on top of the text and below the text. There is a red outline around the arcs and the ends of the rectangle. The top arc reads [EDUCATION] in white and the bottom arch reads [IS THE GOAL] in white. The outer edge of the puck is textured with a raised repeated diamond pattern. The raised portion makes up the outer lines of the diamonds. There is raised, smooth bubble letter text which reads [HOWIES]. A few inches away there is raised, smooth, bubble letter text which reads [OFFICIAL / MADE IN SLOVAKIA]. The bottom line is smaller than the top. Both lines of text are thinner than the word “HOWIES”. A few inches away there is a raised, smooth logo. It resembles a loosely folded piece of ribbon. The bottom of the puck is flat. There is an uncentered white rectangular sticker with rounded corners. The sticker has black text which reads [Did you know that the IHIH / program also include a College / Exploration Series for its students?]. The sticker is creased and slightly discolored. The puck has a few scuffs and scratches on both sides.
place: label: Place used
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Hockey
label: Topic
content: Recreation
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Youth
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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 Ice Hockey in Harlem
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.74.1
objectType: label: Type
content: hockey pucks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ice Hockey in Harlem
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: rubber with ink and paper with adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 × 3 × 3 in. (2.5 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)