Jim Washington Basketball Card

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Description:

This Jim Washington basketball card is number 87 in a series of 264 manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1973-1974 NBA season. The front of the card features a posed picture of the Atlanta Hawks forward. The card’s reverse features a small cartoon image illustrating the factoid that “Jim does public relations wok for Hawks off-season,” as well as a short biographical sketch and career statistics.

Washington played for the St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and Buffalo Braves during his 11 year NBA career.

Date Made: 1973

Depicted: Washington, JimMaker: NBA Properties, Inc.Topps Chewing Gum

Subject: Sports, Basketball, Professional

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, Basketball Cards

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0568.050.1Accession Number: 1982.0568Catalog Number: 1982.0568.050.1

Object Name: card, basketball

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8509-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1415038

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