Astronaut Glenn Visits Japan Prime Minister
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1963-5-31
US astronaut Col. John Glenn (centre) explaining his three-orbit space flight in Friendship 7 last year to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda of Japan. The astronaut was on a courtesy visit to Tokyo. He presented the Premier with a model of Friendship 7....
Pan-Asia Photos
Ethiopian Girls Looking for a Job In Stockolm
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-2-4
Looking for a job in Stockholm where they have chosen to taken up residence are two lovely daughters of former Ethiopian Minister in Sweden, Tefere Charson. The girls, Moulu (21) and Mimi (19) (right) have decided to stay on in Sweden with their f...
Daily Mirror
Dr. Rodrigo Sarmiento Survives the Plane Crash
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1960-7-28
Dr. Rodrigo Sarmiento (centre), who was convicted for manslaughter in New York and deported, was among one of the survivors of a huge plane that ditched eleven miles off Polillo in north-east Luzon. Picture shows the convicted Filipino doctor leav...
Pan-Asia Photos
Air Crash at the Kai Tak Airport
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1958-9-8
A four-engined C-54 of the U. S. Air F coming from Okinawa with five people on board, was destroyed by fire on the runway when one of its wheels struck the embankment of the sea-wall during landing at Kai Tak Airport.
Pan-Asia Photos
Honsoeda Coal Mine Death Pit
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1958-7-5
A Japanese coal miner who had been trapped in a flooded shaft at the Honsoeda coal mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Southern Japan is carried out after a 71-hour ordeal in a cold flooded pit. He and 21 other miners were rescued alive. Three miners ere ...
Pan-Asia Photos
Landslide Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-6-14
A landslide that occurred about 8 miles north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan wiped out the whole village, killing twelve persons. Twenty six persons were missing and many others were seriously injured. Upper picture shows two freight trains almost buried by...
Pan-Asia Photos
Afghanistan - Harvest Dance
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-12-18
Afganistan -- Afgani harvestors dancing the Harvest Dance, brandishing long scythes called Sikals which are used to cut wheat and other crops.
Pan-Asia Photos
Afghanistan -- Camel Caravan
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-12-18
Afghanistan -- A camel caravan carrying raw wool comes into Gazni where the wool will be processed.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Afghanistan - Mountain Artillery Unit
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-12-18
Afghanistan -- Afghanistan Mountain Artillery unit with guns carried on mule back. Mules are the best means of climbing the rugged mountains and deep gorges of Afghanistan.
Pan-Asia Photos