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<p>March 29, 1972
Mr. Donald DeLue
82 Highland Avenue
Leonardo, New Jersey 07737
Dear Mr. DeLue:
We appreciated having you and Mrs. DeLue visit us once again, and look forward to seeing you all soon.
We have reviewed the photographs of the proposed design for the Mississippi Monument you left with us on March 24, against the ones the subject of our letter of October 7, 1970. You will note in this letter that we requested submission of the monument’s design. With this mind we recommend that you and the Mississippi Gettysburg Memorial Commission forward the official design and cover letter to us so that it may accompany the layout plan.
Before you submit the design, we recommend that you review the comments identified as Nos. 1 and those on the flag and staff attached to our letter of October 7, 1970. In particular we recommend: (1) that if you desire to retain the blanket roll, then eliminate all but one strap at the ends; (2) eliminate the flagstaff with point, cord, and tassle and substitute a flagpole – a point may be used; (3) eliminate the numerous eyelet holes in the hoist of the flag and only use five; and (4) endeavor to have the flag size represent the standard Confederate battle flag which was 4’x4’.
Since this monument also depicts a time period, we recommend that those parts of the monument that portray such items be as close as possible to its historic counterpart. We are recommending these revisions so as to allow the monument to authentically relate to its historic period.
We have noted the revisions on the musket and canteen; it would have been helpful if we saw the mock-up.</p>
<ul><li>Keywords: Gettysburg; Gettysburg National Military Park; Photography; monuments; memorials; virtual experience; battlefield</li></ul>
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