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Baseball game at Heinemann Park (detail); ca. 1920; print from gelatin dry-plate negative by John Tibule Mendes, photographer; THNOC, gift of Waldemar S. Nelson, 2003.0182.389
NOW OPEN Free exhibition 520 Royal Street Tuesday–Saturday 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m Sunday 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wesley Barrow for Dr. Nut’s Algiers Giants (detail); ca. 1942; courtesy of the Old Timers Baseball Club Collection, Amistad Research Center, New Orleans
Twenty tales of athletic prowess and persistence, spanning 150 years, reveal how milestones in sports history have become part of our shared history. View memorabilia from heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan, the early days of the Sugar Bowl, the rise of roller derby in New Orleans, plus great moments in baseball, cycling, sailing, and more. The Vince Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl XLIV will be on display, along with hundreds of one-of-a-kind artifacts.
Sean Payton during the Saints’ Super Bowl victory parade (detail); 2010; by Keely Merritt, THNOC
Roller skates; 2010; leather, steel, rubber, cloth, and paint by Riedell Skates, manufacturer; Sherri Montz, decorator; courtesy of Sherri Montz (a.k.a. Beatrix sKiddo)
Crescent City Sport is presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection with support from the following sponsors:
The Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
Amy and Chuck Lapeyre David P. Schulingkamp Linda and Tommy Westfeldt II
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