Ticket, World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, Music, 1st May to 30th Oct. 1893

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1893

GUSN

GUSN-365843

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Description

Ticket no. 99018 for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Illinois, valid from May 1st to October 30th, 1893. The front of the ticket says "Music" and has an illustration of the composer George Frideric Handel playing a lyre. The reverse has a decorative pattern of the repeating words "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago", and says "good for one admission at pay gates".

Details

Descriptive Terms

admission tickets
world's fairs
music
admission tickets

Physical Descrption

1 ticket; 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.11.08.04.001

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

admission tickets

Other People

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

Descriptive Terms

World's Columbian Exposition (1893)

Description Level

Item

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