Byron Nelson
date: label: date made
content: 1960s
notes: label: Description
content: Lithograph of Golfer Byron Nelson made for the Equitable Life insurance Society of the United States. The lithograph features a reproduction of a drawing done by artist George Loh.
label: Description
content: Byron Nelson began his professional golf career in 1932. With 64 professional golf victories. 52 on the PGA tour, he is considered one of the greatest golfers in American history. The Texas native was the winner of 5 Major Championships, and in 1945 had one of the best years in golf history, winning 11 consecutive tournaments. In 1974 he was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, and in 2006 was posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Golf
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Insurance
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Advertising
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Sule Greg C. Wilson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0165.07.03
label: accession number
content: 1992.0165
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0165.07.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph, golf
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 7 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 19.685 cm