Portfolio, with Congressional Letter
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Object Details
- Summary
- This letter from the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (J. Dennis Hastert, 2003) accompanied the flag flown over the U.S. Capitol after the deaths of seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. The Speaker presented the flag to the Museum to commemorate their courage as explorers. The presentation folder is embossed with the seal of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Inventory Number
- A20030182001
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
- Materials
- Leather
- Paint
- Paper
- Ink
- Synthetic Fabric
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 28.9 × 22.9 × 1.3cm (11 3/8 × 9 × 1/2 in.)
- Storage: 34.3 × 27.9 × 3.8cm (13 1/2 × 11 × 1 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20030182001
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94363f987-d783-440e-a05e-6ac1d6923cf1
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