Museum object · gelatin silver prints
Photograph of Althea Gibson
1959
African American history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
In this black-and-white photograph, Althea Gibson poses on a stool with two tennis rackets. Both the rackets have dark colors printed with "Althea Gibson" in white letters.
- Catalog date
- 1959
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Athletes; Photography; Sports; Tennis
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2009.27.1.3
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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