Title: 1945 Cotton Bowl Game Ticket Stub - Oklahoma A&M Cowboys vs. TCU Horned Frogs Vintage College Football Ephemera
Description: This is an authentic, original 1945 Cotton Bowl game ticket stub from the classic matchup played on January 1, 1945, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. This historic wartime game featured the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys against the TCU Horned Frogs, resulting in a 34-0 victory for Oklahoma A&M. This genuine piece of WWII-era college football ephemera includes the original stadium gate typography, game date, pricing information, and seating row/section details.
Game Specifications:
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Event: 9th Annual Cotton Bowl Game (1945)
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Matchup: Oklahoma A&M Cowboys vs. TCU Horned Frogs
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Date: January 1, 1945
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Venue: The Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
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Item Type: Genuine Game Ticket Stub
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report:
This item is explicitly sold as-is. please read the following structural details carefully before purchasing:
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Overall Condition: This 80+ year-old paper item is in good to very good Used Condition, featuring exceptional color contrast and a brilliant metallic finish.
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Creases: The cardstock sits highly flat and rigid across its entire body, completely free of the deep horizontal or vertical pocket folds, intersecting center creases, or heavy wrinkling common in vintage stubs.
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Edges & Corners: The right margin features a rough, uneven, hand-torn edge where the main admission coupon was detached by the gate attendant at the stadium, resulting in natural edge fraying and slight paper loss along that border that partially clips the final letter and number. The top, bottom, and left edges are clean, uniform, and straight. The three intact outer corners show very mild vintage softening from handling but remain relatively crisp.
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Surface & Markings: The front face boasts a beautiful metallic silver finish accented by deep green horizontal borders and a beautifully detailed multi-color illustration of cotton bolls on a branch. The typography and stamped details are exceptionally sharp and unblemished, showing Enter Gate 1, Aisle 4B, and Box 14 printed in dark blue and deep red inks. The front surface is very clean, avoiding modern ink pen marks, pencil notations, or water stains. A tiny, microscopic manufacturer credit for "Exline-Lowdon Co. Dallas" is fully visible in the bottom-left corner.
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Reverse Side: The back of the stub features a light cream background with a subtle wavy security pattern background overlaying a complete, highly detailed black line-art seating diagram of "The Cotton Bowl" stadium showing the fields, box locations, sections, Gate 1, and Gate 2. The printed map and text are entirely legible. The reverse side exhibits mild handling smudges/soiling localized near the bottom-right corner and an old, faded pencil notation (resembling the number "8" or a symbol) in the lower right margin, but is completely free of adhesive residue, glue transfer, or paper skinning from historical scrapbook mounting.
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Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact edges, reverse-side markings, and cosmetic flaws before placing your order.
Shipping & Store Logistics:
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Rigid Shipping Protection: To prevent further bending, creasing, or edge damage during transit, this vintage ticket stub is enclosed in a protective sleeve and placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels inside secure packaging.
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Tracked Delivery: All orders are packed securely and shipped quickly with tracking numbers with Notifications sent directly via email.
