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"He Is 'Trapped' in the Jewel Tower"
London turned out to give Yuri Gagarin another storming welcome today (13-7-1961) – and the enthusiasm of it kept him a prisoner in the Tower of London for ten minutes. Gagarin had to stay in the Jewel Tower until care arrived because the excited ...
Daily Mirror
"Red Flower Welcome for Their Country Man"
Among the large crowds that thronged the airport yesterday evening to see Major Gagarin, were a number of little Russian boys and girls who offered the cosmonaut red flowers. The little girls wore red ribbons in their hair.
Daily Mirror
Major Yuri Gagarin (right), the first man in space, with Gherman Titov, the second Russian to go into orbit and the man who has travelled the furthest (and for the longest period) in space.
Camera Press Ltd.
A Comrade Gives Gagarin the Final Once Over
A comrade gives him the final once over and wishes him success. It's a solemn moment.
Daily Mirror
A Feature Film on Gagarin's Visit to Ceylon Presented By the Prime Minister
A 25-minute feature film on Major Yuri Gagarin;s four0day visit to Ceylon was presented yesterday by Prime Minister, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike with the compliments of the Government and the people of Ceylon to the Russian Ambassador in Ceylon, Mr...
Daily Mirror
A Feature Film on Gagarin's Visit to Ceylon Presented to the Russian Ambassador
Presenting a feature film of Maj. Gagarin's visit to Ceylon, to the Russian Ambassador
The Times of Ceylon Press
A Pupil of the Young Cosmonauts School
A Pupil of the Young Cosmonauts School at the Moscow Palace of Young Pioneers.
Novosti Press Agency
Alexi Leonov Floating in Space
This is how Soviet space hero Alexei Leonov floating in the space was seen on Earth's televisions. Alexei Leonov aided in space-related discoveries and conducting space research, while swimming in space where there is no gravity.
Novosti Press Agency
American & Soviet Spacemen in a Joint Handshake
American and Soviet spacemen in a joint handshake when they met for the first time at a recent reception in Athens marking the end of the 6th International Astronomical Congress. From left to right are Soviet Vokshod 2, cosmonaut, Lt-Col. Alexei L...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.