Olympic Railway pass for the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Issued by
content: Japanese National Railways, Japanese, 1949 - 1987
label: Used by
content: Wyomia Tyus, American, born 1945
notes: label: Description
content: An Olympic Railway pass for the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics issued to Wyomia Tyus by Japanese National Railways in November 1964. The pass is a folded booklet. The front and back covers of the pass are gray. On the front cover, in the center, is an outline of a silver rectangle. Inside is a red disc, the sun symbol on the Nisshoki, the flag of Japan. Below are the Olympic Rings printed in silver ink and silver text that reads [TOKYO 1964]. At the top of the front cover is printed black text in Japanese, French, and English that reads [CARTE DE CIRCULATION / RAILWAY PASS]. Inside the pass are instructions printed in French and English on the left page and a map, valid dates, and a stamp on the right page. The texts overlays an image of the Japanese countryside with Mount Fuji in the background. On the back cover is black printed French and English text that reads [Chemins de fer Nationaux Japon / Japanese National Railways] below a circular logo with a flower in the center.
place: label: Place used
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
label: Place made
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wyomia Tyus
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.52.5
objectType: label: Type
content: passes (tickets)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and metallic paint on paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 4 5/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/16 in. (11 × 7.9 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 4 5/16 × 6 1/4 × 1/16 in. (11 × 15.8 × 0.1 cm)