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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Georgia Welcome Home Event Ticket
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Georgia Welcome Home Event Ticket

Object numberMO 2024.2.2
Name Ticket, Admission
Maker
Date1935
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, string
Dimensionsoverall H 5 5/8 in x W 2 in (14.3 cm x 5.1 cm )
DescriptionA general admission ticket for a November 29, 1935 Welcome Home event for Franklin D. Roosevelt at Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia. A string is tied through a hole at the top of the ticket.

The front of the ticket, which aligns vertically, has three stripes in red, white, and blue with black text that reads: Welcome home / PRESIDENT / FRANKLIN / DELANO / ROOSEVELT / [image of Georgia state seal] / ATLANTA / GEORGIA / November 29 / 1935.

The plain back of the ticket has blue text that reads: Welcome / Home / ENTER THIRD / STREET / GATE / ADMIT ONE / GRANT FIELD / November 29, 1935 / GENERAL ADMISSION.
Label TextOn November 29, 1935, President Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of Techwood Homes, a public housing project in Atlanta, Georgia. This admission ticket is from the dedication event which was held at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech University campus in Atlanta.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by an anonymous donor in 2023.
Credit LineAnonymous Donation
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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