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Metadata
Title |
Bay Meadow Admission Ticket, 1977 |
Object Name |
Ticket, Admission |
Scope & Content |
Admission Ticket, 1977. Orange paper ticket for admission to Bay Meadows Infield on November 26, 1977, as part of San Mateo High School's 75th anniversary reunion. The ticket price was $1.25. |
Date |
1977 |
Catalog Number |
1978.319.037A |
Extent of Description |
2.25 x 3.75 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Notes |
San Mateo High School's 75th anniversary celebration, held at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds the weekend of November 24-27, 1977, had over 7000 attendees including TV mogul Merv Griffin. [https://newspaperarchive.com/san-mateo-times-nov-28-1977-p-1/ 02/09/2018] San Mateo High School was founded in 1902 with a student population of 27; it has since been moved, renovated, and rebuilt several times. [https://www.smuhsd.org/Page/961 02/09/2018] Bay Meadows was a horse racing track in San Mateo that operated from 1934 until 2008. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack 02/09/2018] |
Search Terms |
75th Anniversary Anniversaries Celebration Horse Racing San Mateo High School Tickets |
Subjects |
Anniversaries Celebrations Racetracks Racetracks (Horse racing) Reunions San Mateo Tickets |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Thomas Mellen |