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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Silver Cigarette Box
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Silver Cigarette Box

Artifact ID1968.13.3
Object Type Box, Cigarette
Medium Sterling Silver, wood
DimensionsOverall H 8 in x W 4 3/4 in x D 3/4 in (20.3 cm x 12.1 cm x 1.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionSterling silver rectangular cigarette box with a hinged lid. Color image of a town square in the 19th century. Caption: "Der neue Markt" [The New Market].
Historical NoteThis cigarrette box was a gift from Chancellor and Mrs. Josef Klaus of Austria when they visited Washington D.C. on April 10, 1968. "Der neue Markt" translates to "The New Market," a historic square in Vienna.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to President Lyndon B. Johnson during his term in office. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Credit LineHis Excellency Josef Klaus, Federal Chancellor of Austria, and Mrs. Klaus
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Vienna
Place Gifted
Austria
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