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Identifier
F08_002_01
Description
This color photograph features President John F. Kennedy, right, awarding NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Shepard in a Rose Garden ceremony on May 8, 1961, at the White House. In the background are the other members of the Mercury Seven, NASA’s original astronauts.
Physical Description
color photograph
Keywords
Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy- John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Shepard- Alan B. (Alan Bartlett) 1923-1998, Washington D.C.
Rights
This material is free from copyright under Sections 101 and 105 of the United States Copyright Act.
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections
Repository
Recommended Citation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), "058 Mercury Astronauts Meeting President Kennedy" (2021). Project Mercury Images. 58.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/mercury/58
Language
eng
Keywords
Project Mercury (U.S.), Space flight, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy- John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Shepard- Alan B. (Alan Bartlett) 1923-1998, Washington D.C.
Comments
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