Souvenir Ticket for A Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Summary

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.

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

Ticket

Date Made

1934

Subject Date

1934

Driving America
 On Exhibit

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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