World's Columbian Exposition Chicago Admission Ticket

Creator

American Banknote Company

Files

Creator Role

producer

Description

Engraved admission ticket for 1893 "World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago." Portrait of A. Lincoln at left.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1893

Measurement

2 1/4 X 3 7/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

recto: WORLD'S COLUMBIAN / EXPOSITION / CHICAGO. / ADMIT THE BEARER / A / 1ST May to 30TH Oct. 1893. / 271981 / A. F. Seeberger [facsimile signature] / TREASURER / H. N. Higinbotham [facsimile signature] / PRESIDENT / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. verso: PAPER PATENTED MARCH 3D 1891 / GOOD FOR / ONE / ADMISSION / AT / PAY GATES / American Bank Note Co New-York.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Work Type

admission ticket

Class

Ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

2794

Digital ID

FVW_02794

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.