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The image displays a World War II-era "blood chit" or rescue pass, meticulously preserved within a clear, rigid plastic display case. The rectangular document, discolored with age, features a 48-star United States flag occupying its upper portion. Below the flag, printed text is arranged in distinct columns, identifying seven languages: French, "Annamese" (Vietnamese), Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Lao. The French text, serving as the primary message, states the bearer is an American aviator whose plane is destroyed, cannot speak the local language, is an "enemy of the Japanese," and requests protection, medical aid, and transport to the nearest Allied military office, promising a reward from the U.S. government. A serial number, "Nº 205355", is printed in red at the document's bottom center. The artifact is exhibited against a dark, possibly olive-green, museum wall. A partial white number "2." is visible in the upper left background, indicating its place in a numbered exhibit sequence. This exhibit is located at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, on Pier 86, West 46th Street, along the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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