Tennis racket 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: A wooden Wilson brand tennis racket with cover used by Althea Gibson. The tennis racket is red and white with a black rubber tape at handle. Painted type near head of racket appears on both sides of the racket and reads “PROFESSIONAL MODEL / APOLLO. Black type on top of racket's head reads “7 PLY.” The racket has white synthetic strings.
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, united States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
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: 2014.205.2.1
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 × 9 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (68.6 × 23.2 × 3.8 cm)