Small flashlight from pilot survival vest owned by Charles F. Bolden
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
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 black metal flashlight attached to the survival vest (2014.243.34.1) owned by Charles F. Bolden. The light has a retractable blue lens that disappears when the top of the flashlight is extended. There is a button near the top with protective guards on either side. The text [CB5603] is carved at the top and base of the flashlight, which has black electrical tape wrapped around the handle. A length of white cordage attaches the flashlight to the front PR pocket of the survival vest.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
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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: 2014.243.34.5
objectType: label: Type
content: lighting devices
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: metal, plastic, nylon, pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: 6 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (15.9 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm)