Ticket, National Sailors' Fair, Boston Theatre, circa 1860s

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1860-1865

GUSN

GUSN-365530

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Description

Ticket made out to a "Mrs. John A. Andrew" for the National Sailors' Fair at the Boston Theatre. Although undated, the ticket is from the American Civil War, and bears the signature of John A. Bates, the Fair's treasurer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

admission tickets
fund raising
seamen
admission tickets

Physical Descrption

1 ticket; 4 3/4 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1921

Reference Code

EP001.11.07.01.006

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Edith Andrew, 9 April 1921.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

admission tickets

Descriptive Terms

Civil War (1861-1865)

Description Level

Item

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