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Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Owned by
Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
Distributed by
National Football League, American, founded 1920
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
NBC4 Universal, American
New England Patriots, American, founded 1959
New York Giants, American, founded 1925
Description
A journalist pass from Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance. The badge (2018.107.11a) has a blue, nylon lanyard (2018.107.11b) with metal clasp that fasten to the badge in two places. The badge is red with the Super Bowl XLVI logo at top and “MEDIA” in white text printed vertically on the right. Printed in white, vertical text on the left side of the badge is "NOT GOOD AT STADIUM ON GAME DAY." At the center of the badge is a color image of Jim Vance next to a bar code. Printed in black text below the image is “JIM / VANCE / WRC.” A smaller image of Jim Vance is below the barcode. The back of the badge is white with black text regarding the terms and conditions of the badge.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
February 2012
Object number
2018.107.11ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
passes (tickets)
Medium
ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon
Dimensions
H x W x D: 23 5/8 × 3 3/8 × 3/8 in. (60 × 8.5 × 1 cm)
H x W (2018.107.11a): 5 7/16 × 3 3/8 in. (13.8 × 8.5 cm)
H x W x D (2018.107.11b): 18 1/2 × 9/16 × 3/8 in. (47 × 1.5 × 1 cm)
Place used
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Football
Identity
Journalism
Local and regional
Sports
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.107.11ab
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b220e7d-c7e9-4ac5-bd6f-87aedef92b42

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