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NHB Groundbreaking Shovel

Artifact Details

A shovel with an inscription memorializing the groundbreaking of the CIA's new headquarters

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new CIA headquarters took place in 1984; the building was completed by March 1991.

This shovel was used by then-President Reagan at the New Headquarters Building groundbreaking ceremony on 24 May 1984.

Artifact Specs

98 cm x 22 cm x 14 cm

(L x W x H)

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