"Chicago World's Fair Legion Souvenir Tickets," 1933
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Beginning in 1928, more than one hundred thousand citizens of Chicago paid a five dollar membership fee to join the World's Fair Legion. Members received a certificate which could be exchanged for admission tickets, like these, when the fair opened.
Beginning in 1928, more than one hundred thousand citizens of Chicago paid a five dollar membership fee to join the World's Fair Legion. Members received a certificate which could be exchanged for admission tickets, like these, when the fair opened.
Artifact
Ticket
Date Made
1933
Subject Date
1933
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title

On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
85.127.182
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 5.875 in
Inscriptions
Text on front reads: 1833 / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1933 / INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CHICAGO / CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR LEGION / SOUVENIR TICKETS / PURSUANT TO CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR LEGION, A CORPS OF / WORKERS ENLISTED FOR THE SUCCESS OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, / CHICAGO 1933, THE SOUVENIR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK ARE PRE- / SENTED WITH THE APPRECIATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ASSOCIATES/ Individual ticket and stubs read: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CHICAGO / / GOOD FOR ONE / ADMISSION TO FORT DEARBORN / PRICE / 25c / TAX FREE / 1933