Ticket

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2017.03.003back.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Ticket
World's Columbian Exposition Ticket

Identifier

2017.03.003

Subject

1893
Columbian Expo
World Fair
World Fair 1893
World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Ticket for admission to the Chicago World's Columbian Expo in 1893. Valid May 1st to October 30th, 1893. This background is red/orange, differentiating it from the others in the donation lot. The background reads "Good for One Admission at Pay Gates, American Bank Note Co New York".

On the left side is a picture of a Native American man in ceremonial outfit and headdress, and on the top right reads: World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. Admit the Bearer
1st May to 30th Oct. 1893.

The bottom part has the serial number 307666 and the signature of the Treasurer and President of the American Bank Note Company located in New York.

Date

C. 1893

Format

2.5" x 3.8"

Language

English