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| Title | Crowd viewing the Friendship 7 spacecraft at the NASA Space Exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, August 1962 |
| Photographer | Morley Studios |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | The NASA exhibit in the Seattle World's Fair's World of Science told the story of the United States Space Program, including its manned flight program, with equipment and hardware used in the program on display.
This photograph shows a crowd viewing the Friendship 7, the space capsule in which astronaut John Glenn made the first manned orbital mission into space in February 1962. As part of its post-flight worldwide tour, the spacecraft was displayed in the Century 21 NASA exhibit in August 1962. |
| Notes | Caption information sources: Century 21 Exposition. (1962). Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 24; http://johnhglenn.tripod.com/ma6.html |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Crowds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); Space flight--Washington (State)--Seattle; Space vehicles; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
United States-Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1987.59.131.35 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 slide: color; 35mm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original slide using Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, as 5495 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, Adobe RGB 1998, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format, 72 dpi, using Photoshop CS4, quality setting 5. |
