Washington Nationals Cloth Face Mask signed by Dr. Anthony Fauci
name: label: referenced
content: Washington Nationals
notes: label: Description
content: Facemask with the logo of the Washington Nationals baseball team, autographed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, 2020
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content: Infectious disease superstar Dr. Anthony Fauci threw the first pitch of major league baseball's COVID-disrupted 2020 season.
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content: As a deadly pandemic ravaged the nation, major sports leagues found themselves at the center of a debate over "reopening" the country. Amidst a cacophony of misinformation and denial, the advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading epidemiologist, rang true: make the decision about resuming play "based on scientific evidence and public health judgment." When baseball became the first league to retake the field, Fauci threw the ceremonial opening pitch—wearing a facemask in a stadium empty of fans.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Washington Nationals and The Lerner Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0020.03
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0020.03
label: accession number
content: 2021.0020
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mask, cloth
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (on cardboard): 4 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 13.6525 cm x 1.905 cm