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Gridiron Greats at the Met

Trading Cards

In honor of the Super Bowl, a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art takes a look back at the iconic trading cards and game photography from the early days of the sport.

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Published Jan. 28 2014 5:45AM EST

galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/140127-gridiron-greats-oconnor-tease_beev8k — The Metropolitan Museum of Art

galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/gridiron-greats-john-dunlop_cepufh — P.H. Mayo & Brother, Richmond, Virginia
John Dunlop, Yale University, from the College Football Stars series (N302) for Mayo's Cut Plug Tobacco, 1894

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galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/gridiron-greats-jim-thorpe_qrhpiz — Goudey Gum Company, Sport Kings
Jim Thorpe, 1933

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galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/gridiron-greats-red-grange2_a4ajb6 — Goudey Gum Company, Sport Kings
Red Grange, 1933

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galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/gridiron-greats-wes-fesler_ohwhga — Harold Edgerton
Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, ca. 1935

MIT, Harold Edgerton, 2014, Palm Press, Inc.

galleries/2014/01/28/gridiron-greats-vintage-football-at-the-met/gridiron-greats-red-grange_imfw15 — National Chicle Gum Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Red Grange, from the "Baseball and Football" set (R311), issued by the National Chicle Company to promote Diamond Stars Gum, 1936

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