[Bob Hope being awarded Olympian Gold Medal by Colonel Frank Kurtz]

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Identifier1996-11-26_image_100SourceThe Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers (1996-11-26), Box 82, Folder 22DescriptionPhotograph of Bob Hope being awarded a United States Olympian Gold Medal by Colonel Frank Kurtz, circa 1950s-1960s.

Typed caption on verso: "For immediate Release --- / Bob Hope was honored today with the United States Olympian Gold Medal during an awards luncheon at the Sheraton-Premiere Hotel. The Gold Medal was presented by Colonel Frank Kurtz, two-term president of the Olympians and only male medal winner to make three U.S. Olympic diving teams. He was pilot of the historic airplane 'The Swoose' now in the Smithsonian."
Creation Datecirca 1950s-1960sSubjectHope, Bob, 1903-2003Kurtz, Frank Allen, 1911-1996Extent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.LanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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