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

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1924 Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Events 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. Dimensions 3-D: 15.2 × 5.7 × 0.4cm (6 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
 Materials Overall: Brass
 Inventory Number A19840681000 Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Lowell H. Smith Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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