Postcard

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Description (Brief):

This handwritten post card was sent by Leslie Whittington and family at Dulles Airport prior to their departure on American Airlines Flight 77 that was hijacked into the Pentagon. The postcard was cancelled on September 12, 2001. The message on the reverse was addressed to her sister.

Date Made: 2000

Location: Currently not on view

Recovered: United States: Virginia, Pentagon

Related Event: September 11th AttacksAttack on the Pentagon

Subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11, September 11

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Credit Line: Gift of Sara Guest

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0020.08Accession Number: 2005.0020Catalog Number: 2005.0020.08

Object Name: Postcard

Measurements: overall: 8.9 cm x 14 cm x .1 cm; 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 1/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-a263-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1287634

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