Key, City of Boston, Lt. Lowell Smith

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Object Details

Physical Description

Key to the City of Boston presented to Lt. Lowell Smith; brass skeleton key with relief of two fishes with City of Boston seal depicted in their attached tails form the handle; open letter text "CB" for the key; embossed letter text "BOSTON, MASS." on shaft.

Summary

This key was presented to Lt. Lowell Smith when he arrived in Boston Massachusetts with the Douglas World Cruiser flight in 1924.

Credit Line

Donated by Mrs. Lowell H. Smith

Date

1924

Inventory Number

A19840681000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MEMORABILIA-Events

Materials

Overall: Brass

Dimensions

3-D: 15.2 × 5.7 × 0.4cm (6 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a2850ac3-6b25-44a8-ad84-b6c59b03c557

Record ID

nasm_A19840681000