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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 on display in Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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

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