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    Ticket for funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Used by
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Owned by
    Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
    Date
    April 9, 1968
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (5.4 x 13.3 cm)
    Description
    An admission ticket to satellite funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College. The back is blank.
    Place used
    Morehouse College, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    passes (tickets)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Funeral customs and rites
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.132.4.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cacc834d-8e2d-4fe6-bf45-84b5f02ae268
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    Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company

    Created by
    St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966
    Date
    July 1945
    Medium
    ink on wove paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (5.4 x 9.2 cm)
    Description
    Transit pass for the St. Louis Public Service Company featuring depicting the 6th Annual American Negro Music Festival at Walsh Stadium. The pass is cream-colored with additional text and a graphic of a woman singing in top left corner.
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    passes (tickets)
    Topic
    Holidays and festivals
    Recreation
    Singers (Musicians)
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c588561-3854-49f5-b192-a07bbc671bb0
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    Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company featuring Street Y Circus

    Created by
    St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966
    Subject of
    Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
    Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955
    Date
    April 1945
    Medium
    ink on wove paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (5.4 x 9.4 cm)
    Description
    Transit pass for the St. Louis Public Service Company depicting the 10th Annual Pine St. Y Circus featuring Count Basie. The pass is a cream and green-colored pass with additional text with information about the event.
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    passes (tickets)
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Recreation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55853669e-4bff-4321-9a23-54ca7b9f03e8
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    Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Duke Ellington

    Created by
    St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966
    Subject of
    Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
    Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955
    Date
    April 1941
    Medium
    ink on wove paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (5.4 x 9.2 cm)
    Description
    Transit pass for the St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Duke Ellington. The pass features information about the Y Camp Benefit Circus featuring Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. The pass is half-cream colored, half-green web patterned pass with additional text and a graphic of Duke Ellington on left.
    Place depicted
    Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    passes (tickets)
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Recreation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fdd23e01-ee3c-48d0-b3a1-a7de29c3d9bb
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