Ticket from the World's Columbian Exposition encased in glass. Glass has "761942" imprinted on surface. Accession record: Ticket. Admission ticket to the "World's Columbian Exposition" for Chicago Day, Oct. 9, 1893. Ticket is serial number 86893, printed in red; reverse side shows picture of Fort Dearborn and "Chicago 1893" printed below. The ticket is mounted between two glass plates. The top is inscribed "761942."
Purchased by the donor's mother, Marie Haas Eichler, who had the ticket sandwiched between the glass plates and engraved with the admission card at the Fair grounds.