Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908  Search this

Mae Jemison, American, born 1956  Search this

Mamoru Mohri, Japanese, born 1948  Search this

Robert Gibson, American, born 1946  Search this

Mark Charles Lee, American, born 1952  Search this

Jan Davis, American, born 1953  Search this

Curtis Lee Brown Jr., American, founded 1956  Search this

Jay Apt, American, born 1949  Search this

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)

Type:

lapel pins

Date:

1992

Description:

A NASA mission lapel pin for the Space Shuttle mission STS-47. The pin is oval with a stick pin back. American and Japanese flags are at the center of the pin with the Space Shuttle Endeavour overlapping them. This is bordered by brass colored metal with "GIBSON / APT / BROWN / LEE / DAVIS / JEMISON / MOHRI" etched into it.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Science  Search this

Sororities  Search this

Women  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Object number:

2013.133.1.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d5c03c84-08bf-4c0b-8178-3370cfddd8d7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.133.1.1