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Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Owned by

    Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017

    Distributed by

    National Football League, American, founded 1920

    Printed by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    NBC4 Universal, American
    New England Patriots, American, founded 1959
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925

    Description

    A journalist pass from Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance. The badge (2018.107.11a) has a blue, nylon lanyard (2018.107.11b) with metal clasp that fasten to the badge in two places. The badge is red with the Super Bowl XLVI logo at top and “MEDIA” in white text printed vertically on the right. Printed in white, vertical text on the left side of the badge is "NOT GOOD AT STADIUM ON GAME DAY." At the center of the badge is a color image of Jim Vance next to a bar code. Printed in black text below the image is “JIM / VANCE / WRC.” A smaller image of Jim Vance is below the barcode. The back of the badge is white with black text regarding the terms and conditions of the badge.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III

    Date

    February 2012

    Object number

    2018.107.11ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    passes (tickets)

    Medium

    ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 23 5/8 × 3 3/8 × 3/8 in. (60 × 8.5 × 1 cm)
    H x W (2018.107.11a): 5 7/16 × 3 3/8 in. (13.8 × 8.5 cm)
    H x W x D (2018.107.11b): 18 1/2 × 9/16 × 3/8 in. (47 × 1.5 × 1 cm)

    Place used

    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Football
    Identity
    Journalism
    Local and regional
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b220e7d-c7e9-4ac5-bd6f-87aedef92b42

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2018.107.11ab

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