The United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled the trademark for the Washington Redskins Wednesday on the basis that it is "disparaging to Native Americans."
Over the next few decades, sports journalists seemed to delight in using scalping imagery in their stories. Here are some examples:
1. New York Times, 1940:
2. New York Times, 1943:
3. New York Times, 1943:
4. New York Times, 1944:
5. New York Times, 1949:
6. New York Times, 1955:
7. New York Times, 1960:
8. Nashua Telegraph, 1961:
9. Fairfield, South Carolina Sunday News, 1962:
10. New York Times, 1962:
11. New York Times, 1967:
12. Lakeland Ledger, 1979:
13. The Pittsburgh Press, 1979:
14. The Hour (via Associated Press), 1983:
15. Newburgh-Beacon Evening News (via Associated Press), 1984:
16. Sarasota Herald-Tribune (via Associated Press), 1984:
17. Chicago Sun-Times, 1987:
18. Chicago Sun-Times, 1987:
19. Chicago Sun-Times, 1987:
20. The Washington Post, 1988:
21. The Free Lance-Post (Virginia), 1992:
22. Lewiston, Maine Sun Journal (via Associated Press), 1995:
23. The Birmingham Post (UK), 1999:
24. The Mirror (UK), 2000:
