Ticket to Super Bowl XXII: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A ticket to Super Bowl XXII between Washington and Denver played on January 31st, 1988. The ticket is for Section 40, Row 4, Seat 3 on the Press Level and has a face price of $100.00. The ticket is intact. The front has an image of a white sculptural archway with the Lombardi Trophy underneath it. In the background is an illustrated view of San Diego. The back has a map of the stadium and surrounding roads. The ticket is housed in a plastic case with a label.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1988
• Created by: National Football League, American, founded 1920
• Subject of: Doug Williams, born 1955
• Subject of: Washington Commanders, American, founded 1932
• Subject of: Denver Broncos, American, founded 1960
• Type: admission tickets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Ticket): 6 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (16.8 × 6.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Case): 9 5/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (24.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)
• Place depicted: San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Football
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.120.11
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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