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Show of support for hostages in Virginia parking lot, organized by the Neighborhood Group of Motion Picture Theatres
Show of support for hostages in Virginia parking lot, organized by the Neighborhood Group of Motion Picture Theatres
Sign reads “Wish the Hostages a Merry Christmas; Place an Ornament on Their Tree. Dale City, VA”
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
Poster made of construction paper cut into the shape of a green key
Poster made of construction paper cut into the shape of a green key
It reads, “Key to Our Hearts to: Kathryn Koob – Town ‘n’ Country School, 5th & 6th Grade Bilingual.”
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
Holiday display with messages of support for the hostages
Holiday display with messages of support for the hostages, 1981
Photograph sent to Koob family with correspondence.
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
A World Map with hand-drawn route the hostages took from Iran to the United States, including stops in Germany, New York, and Washington, D.C.
A World Map with hand-drawn route the hostages took from Iran to the United States, including stops in Germany, New York, and Washington, D.C.
Tags: iran hostage, Release
View of the American Embassy in Tehran during its occupation by student revolutionaries
View of the American Embassy in Tehran during its occupation by student revolutionaries, Postcard by Coral-Lee, Rancho Cordova, CA., 1981
The 52 American hostages were primarily kept on Embassy grounds during their captivity. After the failed rescue attempt by the U.S. military in April…
Tags: Hostage Experience, iran hostage
Two of Kathryn’s sisters tie yellow ribbons around flag poles at the Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo, Iowa
Two of Kathryn’s sisters tie yellow ribbons around flag poles at the Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo, Iowa, 09/1980
Yellow ribbons were a symbol of hope that the hostages would return home safely from their captivity in Iran.
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
Trees for Israel poster, indicating a gift of 1000 trees planted in the Children’s Forest in honor of the 52 American Hostages by William S. Malev Schools, Houston, TX in September 1980
09/1980, Trees for Israel poster, indicating a gift of 1000 trees planted in the Children’s Forest in honor of the 52 American Hostages by William S. Malev Schools, Houston, TX in September 1980
Tags: iran hostage, Public Response
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