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    History can have a price tag: “Golden Shovel” returned home [Image 1 of 2]

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    History can have a price tag: “Golden Shovel” returned home

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    04.29.2022

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Cook 

    375th Air Mobility Wing

    The shovel used during the Sept. 26, 1921 ground breaking ceremony of the Airship Hangar at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is photographed April 29, 2022. After the ceremony in 1921, the shovel was lost at the conclusion of the ceremony for more than 100 years and was later brought back to Scott as a historic artifact. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Solomon Cook)

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    Date Taken: 04.29.2022
    Date Posted: 05.05.2022 10:32
    Photo ID: 7176344
    VIRIN: 220429-F-FY024-2010
    Resolution: 2082x5557
    Size: 2.55 MB
    Location: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, US

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