Key, City of Boston, Lt. Lowell Smith

National Air and Space Museum

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
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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Record ID
nasm_A19840681000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a2850ac3-6b25-44a8-ad84-b6c59b03c557
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