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Crowd Waiting to Welcome Home Hostages

  • 1/27/1981

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The original caption for this photograph reads: A view of the crowd waiting to welcome the Americans held hostage by Iran home after their recent release. It was taken at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.

National Archives Identifier: 6351478

Full Citation: Photograph 330-CFD-DN-SN-82-07897.jpeg; A view of the crowd waiting to welcome the Americans held hostage by Iran home after their recent release; 1/27/1981; DNSN8207897; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 – 2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 – 2008, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/crowd-waiting-hostages/, April 4, 2026]

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