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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Address Ticket
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Address Ticket

Artifact IDMO 2015.10.2
Object Type Ticket, Admission
Maker (American manufacturer of amusement tickets)
Photographer (American photographer, 1899-1982)
Date1944
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 2 in x W 5 1/2 in (5.1 cm x 14 cm )
Physical DescriptionTicket number 1096 (Gate 20, Section 120) for the October 28, 1944 campaign address by Franklin D. Roosevelt at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The center of the brown ticket features a small photographic headshot of FDR by Leon Perskie accompanied by text describing the event: ALL CHICAGO WELCOME / for / PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT / SOLDIER FIELD / SAT., OCTOBER 28, 1944 • 7 P. M. / A History Making Address / by President Roosevelt IN PERSON / FAMOUS BANDS – THEATRICAL STARS / PRESENTED FROM 6:30 P. M. The ticket manufacturer’s name and a union bug are below the photograph of FDR: AMERICAN TICKET CORP. / MLW. CHICAGO KAN C.

The reverse of the ticket is blank.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Kathy Coskey in 2015.
Credit LineGift of Kathy Coskey
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.
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