Journalist pass for Nelson Mandela's State Funeral owned by Jim Vance
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Distributed by
content: Republic of South Africa, South African, founded 1910
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
notes: label: Description
content: A journalist pass from the state funeral of Nelson Mandela owned by Jim Vance. The badge is on a white nylon lanyard with black repeating text (2018.107.6b). The text on the lanyard reads “STATE FUNERAL” and has the seal of South Africa on either side. The lanyard has a metal clasp that attaches to the plastic covered press badge. The badge (2018.107.6a) is white and yellow with black text. An image of Nelson Mandela is at top. The text treads “STATE FUNERAL / QUNU, EASTERN CAPE / SOUTH AFRICA, 2013 / NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA / JH VANCE III / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ST-23777 / JOURNALIST In the center of the badge is a colored image of Jim Vance. The badge has a hologram in the bottom left corner. Both sides of the badge are identical.
place: label: Place used
content: Qunu, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.107.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: passes (tickets)
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: ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 26 3/8 × 3 9/16 × 5/16 in. (67 × 9 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2018.107.6a): 5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in. (14.3 × 9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2018.107.6b): 20 1/2 × 13/16 × 5/16 in. (52 × 2 × 0.8 cm)