From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
note, handwritten
VIVE 00607
02/12/1985
Handwritten note composed upon the reverse surface of a Konica Medical Corporation business card belonging to, "JOSEPH FOLEY, B.S.R.T. / Technical Representative". The note is addressed to, "Tom", is from, "Joe", is undated, and reads, "Your family is scattered to the winds like fallen leaves. / I am here. / I remember. / Rest in Peace." The artifact was left at The Wall by Joseph Foley between November 1984 - February 1985.
HANDWRITTEN NOTE. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A BUSINESS CARD PRINTED IN ORANGE, BLUE, & BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SEGMENT OF WHITE, UNLINED CARDSTOCK. THE NOTE IS ADDRESSED TO, "TOM", IS SIGNED, "JOE", IS UNDATED, AND READS, "YOUR FAMILY IS SCATTERED TO THE WINDS LIKE FALLEN LEAVES. / I AM HERE. / I REMEMBER. / REST IN PEACE." AT THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BUSINESS CARD, THE COMPANY NAME, "KONICA" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT TO THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE KONICA CORPORATE LOGO (I.E. TWO (2) OPPOSING CRESCENT SHAPES, ORANGE AT THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND BLUE AT THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE) PRINTED IN ORANGE & BLUE INK. THE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER, "(201) 794-0800" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE CARD, WHILE THE NAME/JOB TITLE/CONTACT PHONE NUMBER FOR THE DONOR, "JOSEPH FOLEY, B.S.R.T. / TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE / (800) 543-3000 EXT. 4328" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE CENTER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BUSINESS CARD. PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BUSINESS CARD IS THE BUSINESS PHYSICAL ADDRESS, "KONICA MEDICAL CORPORATION / 57 BUSHES LANE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407".
VIVE-00005
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Text of the printed & handwritten inscriptions upon the obverse and reverse object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Obverse object surface, printed inscriptions] "Konica / (201) 794-0800 / JOSEPH FOLEY, B.S.R.T. / Technical Representative / (800) 543-3000 Ext. 4328 / KONICA MEDICAL CORPORATION / 57 BUSHES LANE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407" / [Reverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "Tom, / Your family is scattered to the winds like fallen leaves. / I am here. / I remember. / Rest in Peace. / Joe"
Item Weight: 1.2g
Item Length: 5.0cm
Item Width: 8.8cm