Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A journalist pass from Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance. The badge (2018.107.12a) has a blue, nylon lanyard (2018.107.12b) with metal clasp that fasten to the badge in two places. The badge is divided into two separate passes laminated in plastic. The top pass is blue and red with white text. It reads “AUXILIARY PRESS” at top and has seating information and the Super Bowl XLVI logo at the bottom. It is blank on the back. The bottom pass is red with the Super Bowl XLVI logo at left and “MEDIA” in white text printed vertically on the right. At the center of the badge is a color image of Jim Vance next to a bar code. Printed in black text next to the image is “JIM / VANCE / WRC.” Printed at the bottom of the pass is “GAME DAY.” The back of the bottom pass is white with black text regarding the terms and conditions of the badge.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 5, 2012
• Distributed by: National Football League, American, founded 1920
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
• Subject of: New England Patriots, American, founded 1959
• Subject of: New York Giants, American, founded 1925
• Type: passes (tickets)
• Medium: ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 26 × 5 7/8 × 3/8 in. (66 × 15 × 1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2018.107.12a): 7 5/16 × 5 7/8 in. (18.5 × 15 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2018.107.12b): 15 3/4 × 9/16 × 3/8 in. (40 × 1.5 × 1 cm)
• Place used: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2018.107.12ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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