Plaque awarded to Patricia Murphy for 35 years of service with Delta Air Lines
date: label: Date
content: 2001
name: label: Created by
content: Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
label: Received by
content: Patricia Grace Murphy, American
notes: label: Description
content: A wood and plexiglass commemorative plaque presented by Delta Air Lines to Patricia Grace Murphy, Delta Air Lines' first African American stewardess, in honor of more than 35 years of service.
label: Description
content: The paper certificate is mounted on a dark brown wood plaque and secured behind clear plexiglass. The certificate has a red and blue border and a color photograph of a Delta plane in flight above snow-capped mountatins at the top. In black and light blue, the text of the certificate reads: [Congratulations / Presented to / Patricia G. Murphy / In Appreciation of More Than / 35 / Years of Professional Service to / Delta / 1966 – 2001]. The certificate includes the print and signature of then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leo F. Mullin, below which is a small black-and-white image of the original Delta Air Lines Travel Air 6B Sedan. On the reverse of the plaque are two holes for hanging.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Travel
label: Topic
content: Women
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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 Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.50.19
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
label: Type
content: plaques
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) with Plexiglas (TM) , wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 1/8 × 10 9/16 × 11/16 in. (33.3 × 26.9 × 1.8 cm)