Title: 1938 Rose Bowl Game Ticket Stub - California Golden Bears vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (Pasadena) Historic National Championship Season Ephemera
Description: Own an extraordinary monument of college football history with this authentic, original 1938 Rose Bowl game ticket stub. Played on New Year's Day, January 1, 1938, at the world-famous Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, this historic classic featured a legendary clash of undefeated powerhouses between the California Golden Bears and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Led by head coach Stub Allison, California's famed "Thunder Team" put on a definitive defensive masterclass, shutting down the Crimson Tide 13-0 to cap off an unblemished season and cement their status as the 1937 National Champions. This beautifully preserved ticket stub is a premier piece of pre-war gridiron ephemera, complete with crisp vintage typography, original gate-check perforation, and clear stadium tunnel/seating text. It represents an elite, museum-grade addition for sports artifact collectors, college football historians, or proud alumni of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Alabama.
Game & Historical Specifications:
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Event: 24th Annual Rose Bowl Game (1938)
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Matchup: California Golden Bears vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
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Date: January 1, 1938
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Venue: The Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
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Historical Significance: Culmination of California's historic, undefeated National Championship season; documents the legendary "Thunder Team" victory over Frank Thomas's powerhouse Crimson Tide squad.
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Item Type: Genuine Souvenir New Year's Day Game Ticket Stub
Item Condition & Quality Details: We believe in precise, honest visual grading so you can invest with absolute confidence:
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Overall Condition: This nearly century-old football artifact is in good Used Condition.
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Paper Quality: The ticket cardstock remains structurally sound, stiff, and completely flat. It exhibits beautiful, uniform vintage age-toning from past decades of careful storage but is entirely free of brittle edges, heavy vertical creases, or crumbling.
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Print & Typography: All ink text, game titles, pricing, and seating tunnels are dark, sharp, and beautifully legible with no ink washing or major fading.
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Back Side Texture: The reverse side is remarkably clean and completely free of modern pen marks, pencil writing, or messy adhesive remnants from past scrapbook mounting.
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Photo Reminder: Please review all uploaded high-resolution listing photos to inspect the exact cosmetic condition and gate perforation details of this piece.
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Archival-Safe, Rigid Transit: Pre-war paper ephemera is incredibly fragile and easily ruined by moisture or bending in standard mail envelopes. To protect your investment, this 1938 ticket stub will be placed in a clear, acid-free archival sleeve, sandwiched between thick layers of heavy protective cardboard panels, and shipped inside a rigid, crush-resistant box.
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