Commendation of Eugene Harmond by the Georgia State Assembly

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A resolution by the Georgia General Assembly commending Eugene Harmond, Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant, for 43 years of service to Delta Airlines. Presented to Harmond on February 8, 2016, the resolution (b) is housed in a commemorative blue portfolio (a) with a color photograph (c). The folio is made of a padded, dark blue, synthetic material and is embossed on the front with the gold State of Georgia seal which reads: [STATE OF GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / WISDOM JUSTICE MODERATION / 1776]. The state capitol building is depicted at the center. On the interior left of the folio is a legal-size color portrait photograph of the unseated State Assembly chamber, captured by Assembly Photographer Tyna Duckett. Below the photograph is the State of Georgia seal in gold.

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