Reims Ticket

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Object Details

Owner

USAF Academy Library

Physical Description

Paper champagne cork-shaped ticket. Ticket for Grande Semaine Aeronautique de la Champagne at Reims, France, August 22-29, 1909. Ticket number 1094, for the grandstand ("enceinte des tribunes"). Cost 10 Francs. One crescent-shaped hole punched in bottom, presumably indicating one day of attendance. Metal grommet at center top. Tan cardstock with black printing. Text on reverse idicates valid dates, need to get a hole punch for re-entry, the committee can change the schedule as needed, ticket is not refundable, lost tickets will not be replaced, it cannot be transferred or loaned, and must be worn prominently.

Credit Line

On Loan from the United States Air Force Academy Library, Special Collections (Gimbel), USAF Academy, CO

Inventory Number

I20181424004

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Miscellaneous

Materials

Paper

Ink

metal

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 8.8 × 7cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/4 in.)

Display (16g): 9 × 7.5 × 1cm (3 9/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/8 in.)

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv922a8eaa1-bb72-433d-8f1f-60a66dfeb788

Record ID

nasm_I20181424004