ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Black & white photographic print dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Robert William Abbernathy. The image appears to be a high school yearbook photo of SP4 Abbernathy and is affixed to a segment of manila cardstock above the printed identification, "ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY / Abbey", all of which is housed within a clear, poly-plastic identification badge holder. The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between August - November 1985.

BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (PORTRAIT ORIENTATION) UPON A SMALL, RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SEGMENT OF WHITE PHOTO PAPER. THE IMAGE AT THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE APPEARS TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK PHOTO [?], AND FEATURES A YOUNG, CAUCASIAN MAN IN DARK SUIT, WHITE COLLARED SHIRT, DARK, HEAVILY RIMMED GLASSES, AND DARK TIE FACING THE CAMERA AND SMILING IN FRONT OF A NONDESCRIPT STUDIO BACKDROP. PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED STRIP OF WHITE PAPER IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT IS THE NAME, "ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY / ABBEY". BOTH THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT AND THE PRINTED NAME ARE AFFIXED TO AN UNDERLAYMENT COMPRISED OF A SEGMENT OF MANILA CARDSTOCK, ALL OF WHICH IS HOUSED WITHIN A CLEAR, POLY-PLASTIC NAME TAG OR IDENTIFICATION BADGE HOLDER WHICH BEARS A SINGLE, SILVER COLORED METAL SAFETY PIN AT THE UPPER, CENTER EDGE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE FOR AFFIXING THE OBJECT TO DRESS. STAMPED IN RAISED, BLOCK LETTERING/ARABIC NUMERALS ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE IS THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER'S INFORMATION, "#206 VU-PIN™ / (LARGE) / PAT.#4,000,570 / BELTSVILLE PLASTICS - MFGS - LAUREL, MARYLAND 20707". THE OBJECT IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO TWO (2) OTHER OBJECTS (VIVE (696 & 698)).

Text of the printed and stamped manufacturer/supplier's inscriptions is transcribed in full, as follows: [Obverse object surface, printed inscription] "ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY / Abbey" / [Obverse object surface, stamped manufacturer/supplier's inscription] ""#206 VU-PIN™ / (LARGE) / Pat.#4,000,570 / BELTSVILLE PLASTICS - MFGS - LAUREL, MARYLAND 20707".

Item Weight: 6.7g
Item Length: 7.5cm
Item Width: 10.0cm