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Gavel, 9/11 Commemorative Joint Session of Congress

Gavel, 9/11 Commemorative Joint Session of Congress

 

Gavel, 9/11 Commemorative Joint Session of Congress

Made for the Senate, this gavel was displayed on the rostrum during a special joint meeting of Congress in New York City on September 6, 2002, to commemorate the losses suffered during terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

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