Pass for Music Midtown used by Ira Tucker

Created by

Otto Printing & Entertainment Graphics, American, founded 1964

Subject of

Tucker, Ira Sr., American, 1925 - 2008

Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928

Medium

paper, plastic laminate, metal, nylon

Dimensions

H x W (Purple badge): 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 6.4 cm)

L x W (lanyard): 21 x 5/16 in. (53.3 x 0.8 cm)

Type

passes (tickets)

Place collected

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Dayton, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 1, 1998

Description

An orange, nylon lanyard with a pass for the 1998 Midtown Music Festival, held in Atlanta, attached to it. The pass has an image of a microphone, and in a purple field below, the words "ARTIST / Coca-Cola/V103." The lanyard is an orange, fine-woven ribbon that bears a recurring logo and message "OSUUSPANKKI." Attached to the lanyard is an orange plastic ball.

Topic

African American

Gospel (Music)

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds

Object number

2013.13.19.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture