Photograph, Project Mercury Astronauts

Photo of Captain Grisson, Commander Shepard, and Lt. Col. John Glen by Richard Avedon

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Object Details

maker

Avedon, Richard

Description

Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard, and John Glenn were three of the astronauts involved in the United States' first man-in-space program to successfully orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth.

date made

1961

ID Number

PG.67.102.051

catalog number

67.102.51

accession number

270571

Object Name

photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 71 cm x 71 cm; 27 15/16 in x 27 15/16 in

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Photography

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Space Travel

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-558d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1321561