Image: Exchange-of-symbols-10715 16849715596 o (1)
Description: Exchange of Symbols, 1.07.15 On Wednesday, January 7th, Governor Charlie Baker met with Governor Deval Patrick for the traditional exchange of four symbolic gifts between incoming and outgoing governors. The gifts Governor Baker received include the ceremonial Pewter Key to the door of the governor’s office, the Butler Bible originally left by Governor Benjamin Butler in 1884, a two-volume copy of Massachusetts General Statutes dating back to 1860, and the Governor’s Gavel from 1906 made of the oak frame from the original U.S.S. Constitution.
Title: Exchange-of-symbols-10715 16849715596 o (1)
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/massgovernor/albums/72157651450799932
Author: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts
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