Skip to main content

Chicago Worlds Fair Souvenir Playing Cards, Orange-Backed, 1933

 Item — Box: 2, item: 6

Scope and Contents

Unsealed in box.

Dimensions: 2.5" x 3.94"

Quantity: 55

Original inventory number: 23

Dates

  • Creation: 1933

Conditions Governing Access

Advanced notice required for access.

Biographical / Historical

Created for the Worlds Fair of 1933 in Chicago by the Western Playing Card Company in Racine, Wisconsin.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

Bridge-sized deck with gold edges and 53 photographs of the Worlds Fair buildings printed on the fronts of the cards. Orange back may or may not originally be a part of the case.

Repository Details

Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323