Yankee Doodle Dandy Film Premiere Ticket

Yankee Doodle Dandy ticket
Description (Brief):

Ticket to the May 29, 1942 "$5,000,000 World Premiere" of the Warner Brothers film Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring James Cagney as George M. Cohan. This $100 Balcony ticket for the Hollywood Theatre on Broadway at 51st Street in New York City was issued "On behalf of the N.Y. War Savings Staff of the U.S. Treasury Department."

Date Made: 1942Date Used: 1942

Referenced: Cagney, JamesCohan, George M.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

General Subject Association: Motion PicturesSubject: World War IIRelated Event: World War II

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Movies, Movie Collection

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Credit Line: William A. Barnes

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1987.0800.01Accession Number: 1987.0800Catalog Number: 1987.0800.01

Object Name: Ticket

Physical Description: paper (overall material)printed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 5/16 in; 8.89 cm x 18.542 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-3c05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_682866

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