PLAQUE

Description: RECTANGULAR, WOOD PLAQUE, WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. GLUED TO CENTER IS A PHOTO OF TWO MEN KISSING. AROUND PHOTO READS "FROM HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER TO LIPS ACROSS THE BORDER", IN RED. AT TOP OF PLAQUE READS "EXPO 76" IN WHITE, AND "GREAT FALLS, MONTANA" IN RED. AT BOTTOM OF PLAQUE IS A CANADIAN FLAG, AN AMERICAN FLAG, AND A WHITE FLEUR DE LIS WITH AN EAGLE IN THE CENTER. READS "1967-----------1976" "SCOUTING ROUNDS A GUY OUT". PLAQUE HAS NO FINISH ON IT. WRITTEN ON BACK OF PLAQUE IN PENCIL IS "GEO BAGNOZZI 15TH L".

History: SEE P20000098001-GA FOR HISTORY.; *UPDATE* IN 2021, TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED THIS COLLECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACT WAS PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.