Special Olympics sports card featuring Jennifer Harrington in swimming
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Special Olympics sports card featuring Jennifer Harrington of Massachusetts in swimming.
- From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- name of sport
- Swimming
- level of sport
- recreational
- Special Olympics
- web subject
- Disabilities
- Women
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2018.3010.361
- nonaccession number
- 2018.3010
- catalog number
- 2018.3010.361
- Object Name
- sports card, special olympics
- special olympics sports card
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1900883