"Chicago World's Fair Legion Souvenir Tickets," 1933

Summary

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

Driving America
 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

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