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Tickets to the Shaw Theatre circa 1960

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Description

Tickets to the Shaw Theatre for children, adults, and a segregated audience. Tickets (with tax) cost 14¢, 30¢, and 20¢ , respectively.

Date

1960 (circa)

Creator

Shaw Theatre

Format

Admission Tickets

General Note

Tickets were printed by Weldon, Williams & Lick (Fort Smith, Ark).

[page 2]
[Interstate Enterprises logo]
The price of this ticket will be refunded in event you do not receive its value in entertainment
[Unknown signature]
Right is reserved to revoke license granted by this ticket by refunding purchase price and to designate where holder shall be seated

Title

Tickets to the Shaw Theatre circa 1960

Subject

Movie tickets

Description

Tickets to the Shaw Theatre for children, adults, and a segregated audience. Tickets (with tax) cost 14¢, 30¢, and 20¢ , respectively.

Creator

Shaw Theatre

Source

State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Date

1960 (circa)

Format

admission tickets

Language

eng-US

Type

text

Identifier

sle_gadsden_02

Coverage

Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

Geographic Term

Quincy (Fla.)

Gasden County (Fla.)

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Subject - Corporate

Shaw Theatre (Quincy, Fla.)

Transcript

[page 1]
Shaw Theatre- Quincy Interstate Enterprises Direction
ADMIT ONE ADULT
Adm. .25
F. Tax .05
Total 30¢
The management reserves the right to revoke the license granted by this ticket by refunding purchase price.
[3 tickets- numbers 340838, 340839 and 340840]
Weldon, Williams & Lick, Ft. Smith. Ark.

[page 3]
Shaw Theatre- Quincy Interstate Enterprises Direction
ADMIT ONE CHILD UNDER 12
Adm. .12
F. Tax .02
Total 14¢
The management reserves the right to revoke the license granted by this ticket by refunding purchase price.
[3 tickets- numbers 006994, 006995 and 006996]
Weldon, Williams & Lick, Ft. Smith. Ark.

[page 4]
[Interstate Enterprises logo]
The price of this ticket will be refunded in event you do not receive its value in entertainment
[Unknown signature]
Right is reserved to revoke license granted by this ticket by refunding purchase price and to designate where holder shall be seated

[page 5]
Shaw Theatre- Quincy Interstate Enterprise Direction
ADMIT ONE Colored Balcony
Adm. .17
F. Tax .0
Total 20¢
The management reserves the right to revoke the license granted by this ticket by refunding purchase price.
[3 tickets- numbers 192948, 192949 and 192950]
Weldon, Williams & Lick, Ft. Smith. Ark.

[page 6]
The full amount of the purchase price of this ticker will be returned in event you do not receive it's value in entertainment.
[Unknown signature]

General Note

Tickets were printed by Weldon, Williams & Lick (Fort Smith, Ark).

Chicago Manual of Style

Shaw Theatre. Tickets to the Shaw Theatre circa 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351114>, accessed 20 June 2025.

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Shaw Theatre. Tickets to the Shaw Theatre circa 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351114>

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(State Archives of Florida/Shaw Theatre)

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