Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Roosevelt Campaign Address Press Pass
Object numberMO 2025.2.4
Name
Pass
Maker
American Ticket Corp.
(American ticket manufacturer)
Date1944
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, string
Dimensionsoverall H 4 3/4 in x W 3 1/2 in (12.1 cm x 8.9 cm )
DescriptionA press pass for a 1944 campaign address by Franklin D. Roosevelt at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Printed black text on the yellow pass reads: "Working Press / ALL CHICAGO WELCOME for PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT / SOLDIER FIELD / SAT., OCTOBER 28, 1944 • 7 P.M. / No. 013 [stamped in red] / ADMIT WEARER TO FIELD PRESS STAND / Enter GATE 3." At the bottom of the pass is a Chicago union bug and the maker's information: AMERICAN TICKET CORP. / MILW. CHICAGO KAN. C."
Handwritten in colored pencil and ink on the reverse of the pass: "Platt [?] / Rome / Row 1 / Seat 17 / Western Union / Operator / United Press."
A string is tied through a hole at the top of the pass.
Additional DetailsHandwritten in colored pencil and ink on the reverse of the pass: "Platt [?] / Rome / Row 1 / Seat 17 / Western Union / Operator / United Press."
A string is tied through a hole at the top of the pass.
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Karole S. Mourek, from the collection of Anthony J. Mourek, in 2024.
Credit LineGift from the Anthony J. Mourek Collection
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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