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Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, the astronaut who made three orbits of the earth earlier this week, is watched by his wife Anna as he signs autographs shortly after arriving at Cape Canaveral yesterday - the point where the spaceman set out on his histori...
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Major Gagarin Arrives in London
Russia's Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's first spaceman, arrived in London today from Moscow to visit the Soviet Union Exhibition at Earl's Court. During the Spaceman's stay he will meet the British Prime Minister, Mr. MacMillion. Photo shows: Maj...
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Major Gagarin Visits the Soviet Exhibiton in London
Russia's Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's first spaceman, who arrived in London by Air from Moscow this morning, toured the Soviet Exhibition at Earl's Court this afternoon. At this Exhibition he was presented with a Gold medal from the British Int...
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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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Portrait of Lt -Cdr. Carpenter
A portrait of 36-year-old Lt. Cdr. Scott Carpenter who has been selected America's next spaceman for orbital flight of the earth which is expected to take place late next month or early in May. Scott Carpenter who was reserve for Lt.-Col. Glenn re...
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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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Titov Meets Glenn in Washington
Russia's spaceman, Major Titov and his wife posing outside the Lincoln Memorial with Major John Glenn and Mrs. Glenn. The two leading spacemen from east and west met for the first time in Washington recently. They visited the Gospar Headquarters ...
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YG 1— the Number Plate of the Rolls Royce which Took Major Gagarin
'YG 1' was the number-plate of the Rolls Royce which took Major Gagarin from London Airport to the embassy on his arrival in London on Tuesday.
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