Signal mirror from pilot survival vest owned by Charles F. Bolden
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: School of Survival Specialties, Inc., American, 1986 - 2007
label: Owned by
content: Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946
notes: label: Caption
content: Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
label: Description
content: A rectangular star signal mirror attached to the survival vest (2014.243.34.1) owned by Charles F. Bolden. The front is a mirror with a central circle cut out and star in the middle of the circle. The back is plastic and has a card printed with instructions and manufacturer information. The mirror has rounded edges and in the upper PL corner there is a rectangular hole through which white cordage is threaded. The cord attaches the mirror to the top of a pocket on the PL side of the vest.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.243.34.9
objectType: label: Type
content: mirrors
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic, glass
label: Dimensions
content: 2 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.4 × 7.9 × 0.6 cm)