Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Duke Ellington

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Object Details

Created by

St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966

Subject of

Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974

Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955

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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

April 1941

Object number

2010.34.19

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

passes (tickets)

Medium

ink on wove paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (5.4 x 9.2 cm)

Place depicted

Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, 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

Jazz (Music)

Recreation

Transportation

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fdd23e01-ee3c-48d0-b3a1-a7de29c3d9bb

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.34.19