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Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field day passes owned by Carl Lewis

Object Details

Description
Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left portion of the ticket. Tickets are track and field day passes and have a listed time and date of 9:30 AM on August 6th, 1984. The event took place at LA Memorial Coliseum. The paper tickets were issued to [CLVELAND A LEWIS]. One of the tickets (2013.126.36.1) is for seat 119, while the other ticket (2013.126.36.2) is for seat 120.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Distributed by
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984
Owned by
Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
Date
August 6, 1984
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (Each): 2 3/4 x 6 in. (7 x 15.2 cm)
Type
admission tickets
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