Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Philadelphia Stars, American, 1933 - 1952  Search this

Medium:

paint on felt

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.4 x 69.9 x 0.5 cm)

Type:

pennants

Place depicted:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1933 - 1952

Description:

A triangular Philadelphia Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of red felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four red tassels. There is a green, white, and orange screen-printed image of a baseball player sliding into home plate with the catcher standing behind the plate, ready to catch the baseball coming towards him. There is white text next to the image that reads "PHILADELPHIA STARS" with four white stars on either side of the word "STARS."

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.171.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566c59c0c-e3a8-4a6d-9854-c333009990a7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.171.3