Caption

U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon holding model of rocket with Mercury Seven astronauts (left to right) Gordon Cooper, Alan Shepard, back row: Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Gus Grissom, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, on steps of the east front of U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, May 28, 1959

Date

May 28, 1959

Credit line

Glasshouse Images/Photo12/Circa Images

Reference

GLS24A02_439

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,1Mb (1,2Mb) / 16,8in x 11,1in / 5052 x 3327 (300dpi)

Keywords

Richard Nixon Gordon Cooper Alan Shepard Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra Gus Grissom Deke Slayton John Glenn group of people men adults Caucasian ethnicity rocket ship space and science technology space travel Mercury 7 Project Mercury NASA astronauts U.S. Vice President politics government political leaders U.S. Capitol Building Washington DC USA 1959 1950-1959 1950's 20th century photography historical retro style history archival news event old-fashioned vintage black & white b&w b w horizontal circa images GHIV

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Editorial use only.