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

 Item — Box: 2, item: 7

Scope and Contents

Unsealed in box.

Dimensions: 2.5" x 3.82"

Quantity: 54

Original inventory number: 24

Dates

  • Creation: 1933

Conditions Governing Access

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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 the Worlds Fair buildings printed on the fronts of the cards.

Repository Details

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

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