This original Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF) enshrinement display known as a "translite" presents as a color transparency image of mural art encased between two pieces of clear plastic measuring approximately 24" by 32". As confirmed by the Executive Director of the PFHOF these actual translites were displayed in the enshrinement halls as part of the enshrinee niche from 1975 through 1989 at which time they were replaced by the identical but smaller translites found today. This is a historic one-of-a-kind artifact with provenance as having originated from the Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio.

The example presented here is an original 24” x 32” translite that debuted from approximately 1975 to 1989 before being replaced by the current smaller 16” x 25-1/2” translites. In letters sent to Hall of Fame members back in October of 2002, Executive Director John Bankert described each piece as a “transparency image of mural art encased between two pieces of clear plastic [and] lighted from behind.” Bankert further stated that the translites were meant to be destroyed by a contractor after their removal but instead were given to the contractor, who retained some translites and sold others to the featured HOFers themselves. A copy of this letter will be included with each translite.