Souvenir Ticket for A Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
THF201973 / Souvenir Ticket for A Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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Artifact Overview
World's fairs during the 1930s offered people a prosperous outlook rather than bleak economic realities of the Great Depression -- if they could attend. Images on this ticket book show the buildings of the Chicago's Century of Progress International Exhibition of 1934, highlighted by sun rays.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ticket
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
85.127.179
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front of ticket packet: A SOUVENIR OF / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CHICAGO / 1934 / C 499021
Ticket that is not detached reads from top down: GOOD FOR ONE / ADMISSION / TO TUNISIA / VOID IF DETATCHED / PRICE / 25c / TAX FREE
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