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Dr. Caulker Toasting the Sierra Leone Flag in Champagne
"Sierra Leone Independence Celebrations 1961" Dr. Richard Caulker, the Sierra Leone High Commissioner, toasting the Sierra Leone flag in champagne after it had been hoisted in place of the Union Jack at the High Commissioner's Office, London, Toda...
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Major Yuri Gagarin with His Wife and Mr. Nehru
Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's (and Russia's) first space-man, pictured with his wife and Mr. Nehru, the Prime Minister when he arrived in New Delhi at the start of an eight day visit to India. Thousands cheered the cosmonaut as he drove from New...
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President Kennedy Talking With Astronaut Walter Schirra
President Kennedy talking with Walter Schirra, next American to go into space. The President was on a visit to Cape Canaveral recently with Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, British Defence Minister. They are on a tour of Military and Civil Space installati...
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Scott Carpenter Meets President Kennedy
President Kennedy and astronaut Scott Carpenter are seen together during the astronaut's visit to the white house yesterday. Scott Carpenter was the America's last man into space and orbited the earth three times.
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Sir Winston Churchill Dines with King of Sweden
"Premier Dines with King of Sweden" Sir Winston Churchill this evening attended a dinner with the King of Sweden at the Swedish Embassy in London. It is thought that the King would formally invite the Prime Minister to visit Stockholm to receive ...
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The Duke of Kent Dancing with Mrs. John-Karefa-Smart
The Duke of Kent dancing with Mrs. John-Karefa-Smart, wife of the Sierra Leone Minister of External Affairs, at the State ball held at Fort Thornton, Freetown, as part of Sierra Leone's independence celebrations. The Duke represented the Queen at ...
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