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This deck of playing cards was part of the Technical Order bag of Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile crewmember, Capt. Robert Moore, U.S. Air Force. Each crewmember carried such a bag with weapons operations instructions and personal items to occupy the long hours spent inside a bunker.

Capt. Moore donated this deck of cards in 1987.

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

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous

Manufacturer

U.S. Playing Card Co.

Dimensions

3-D: 9.3 × 6.8 × 1.7cm (3 11/16 × 2 11/16 × 11/16 in.)

Materials

Cardboard storage box
CARDS - CARD STOCK

Inventory Number

A19870378002

Credit Line

Gift of Robert F. Moore

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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