Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940

THF102673 / Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940 / card front

THF102674 / Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940 / card back

THF102677 / Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940 / tickets

Artifact Overview

This identification card and tickets for the New York World's Fair of 1939-40 were issued to Frank Campsall, Henry Ford's private secretary. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, echoing the fair's "World of Tomorrow" theme, offered a vision of a technologized, prosperous future.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Wallet

Date Made

1940

Subject Date

1940

Creators

New York World's Fair 1940 Inc.

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Creator Notes

Issued by New York World's Fair 1940 Inc., New York, New York

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.1768.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Frank Campsall.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue
Multicolored
Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in
Width: 9.875 in (when opened fully)
Thickness: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

Identification card reads in part: The WORLD'S FAIR OF 1940 / IN NEW YORK / For Peace and Freedom Typed information in center: FRANK CAMPSALL / FORD MOTOR COMPANY / 5/3 Printed at bottom: IDENTIFICATION CARD / ISSUED BY / NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940 Inc. Tickets read: NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940 / MUST BE PRESENTED WITH IDENTIFICATION CARD / ADMIT ONE / SEASON / NOT GOOD IF DETACHED. Handwritten in ink on signature line: Frank Campsall

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Wallets Identity cards Tickets Exhibitions Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 Ford Motor Company New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)