American flag flown over the Capitol in honor of Dr. William Neal Brown
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Dr. William Neal Brown, American, 1919 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Folded American flag in a wood and glass case with a brass colored metal plaque acknowledging membership in original Tuskegee Airmen Group. The flag is folded into a triangular shape with the white stars on blue background showing. The case has a wooden platform base, with a gold metal plaque attached to a wooden block centered in the front. Engraved lettering on the plaque reads [WILLIAM NEAL BROWN, Ph.D. // Professor Emeritus / Feb. 24, 1919-April 17, 2009 / Love of People, Love of Country / Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen]. The flag is encased in a triangular wooden enclosure with a glass front and particle board backing board. The flag case is raised off the base by two wooden blocks equidistant from the central plaque.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Suzanne Zimmer, Long Time Partner of Dr. William Neal Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.127.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: flags
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: cotton (fiber) and polyester with wood, glass and metal
label: Dimensions
content: 2012.127.2a (flag): 7 x 14 x 2 in. (17.8 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2012.127.2b (display case): 13 x 19 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (33 x 49.5 x 9.5 cm)