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The Vigil Light for the Hostages on top of Old Main on the campus of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
The Vigil Light for the Hostages on top of Old Main on the campus of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, Wartburg College, 1981
It was lit on the 100th day of captivity, in honor of all the hostages, but particularly Kathryn Koob, who is an alumna of Wartburg.
Tags: iran hostage, Release
The hostages were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City to celebrate their release
The hostages were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City to celebrate their release, United Press International, 01/1981
Kathryn rode in the parade with City Comptroller Harrison Goldin.
Tags: iran hostage, Release
The hostages deplane near Wiesbaden, Germany, at the Rhein-Main Air Force base, after their release from Tehran
The hostages deplane near Wiesbaden, Germany, at the Rhein-Main Air Force base, after their release from Tehran, Postcard by Coral-Lee, Rancho Cordova, CA., 1981
Tags: iran hostage, Release
The Helper by Catherine Marshall
The Helper by Catherine Marshall
Kathryn’s niece sent her this book while she was in captivity, but it was never delivered to her. At some point, however, Kathryn found a copy in the…
Tags: Gifts, iran hostage, Kathryn Koob
Telegram from the American Embassy, Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso] to U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., January 1981 upon release of hostages
01/1981, Telegram from the American Embassy, Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso] to U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., January 1981 upon release of hostages
Carter, Jimmy, Telegram from President Jimmy Carter to Harold and Elsie Koob
Carter, Jimmy 1980, Telegram from President Jimmy Carter to Harold and Elsie Koob
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
City of Jesup, Iowa, Proclamation from Maury Pentecost, Mayor of City of Jesup, Iowa, declaring February 8, 1981 as “Welcome Home Kathryn Koob Day”
City of Jesup, Iowa 1981, Proclamation from Maury Pentecost, Mayor of City of Jesup, Iowa, declaring February 8, 1981 as “Welcome Home Kathryn Koob Day”
Tags: iran hostage, Release
President Jimmy Carter with members of Kathryn Koob’s family, including her parents Harold and Elsie
President Jimmy Carter with members of Kathryn Koob’s family, including her parents Harold and Elsie, 1979
Taken at a White House event.
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
President Jimmy Carter is burned in effigy by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran
President Jimmy Carter is burned in effigy by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran, Postcard by Coral-Lee, Rancho Cordova, CA., 1980
Anti-American sentiment, due to U.S. support of deposed Iranian leader Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, was a major factor in the student takeover of the…
Tags: Background, Iran, iran hostage, middle east
Posters in Tehran denouncing the Shah and mocking President Carter
Posters in Tehran denouncing the Shah and mocking President Carter, Postcard by Coral-Lee, Rancho Cordova, CA., 1981
Anti-American sentiment, due to U.S. support of deposed Iranian leader Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, was a major factor in the student takeover of the…
Tags: Background, Iran, iran hostage, middle east