History can have a price tag: “Golden Shovel” returned home
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 being lost for more than 100 years, the shovel was found during an estate sale by an antique store owner who contacted the 375th Air Mobility Wing. Mark Wilderman, 375th AMW historian, then completed the necessary paperwork to procure the artifact and bring it back to the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Cook)
PHOTO BY:
Staff Sgt. Solomon Cook
VIRIN:
220429-F-FY024-3347.JPG
FULL SIZE:
3.25 MB
CAMERA
NIKON Z 6
LENS
60.0 mm f/2.8
APERTURE
8
SHUTTERSPEED
1/250
ISO
160
No camera details available.
IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN
Read More
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release.
If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other
DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at
https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations,
which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and
trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings
regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.