Althea Gibson at NMAH
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Creator: Greene, Donna
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1988
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 5 Folder June 1988
Althea Gibson, the first African American to win major tennis titles in women's singles and doubles competition, at the donation of five of her Wimbeldon trophies, as well as other memorabilia, to the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Photo shows NMAH director Roger Kennedy admiring two of the trophies that Gibson is holding.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Featured in TORCH, June 1988
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 5 Folder June 1988
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1988
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88-8695-18
Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print