Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Posing for Photographers," 1963

Artifact Overview

President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. Pictorial souvenir cards like this helped generate excitement about the latest achievements in the space program. The U.S. astronauts and their accomplishments dominate the card fronts, while the backs show drawings that blend elements of science fiction and fantasy-requiring 3-D glasses to view.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Collecting card

Date Made

1963

Subject Date

1962

Creators

Creator Notes

Trading card for Topps Chewing Gum, Incorporated. Image used credited to NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Collection Title

Research Center Collection on President John F. Kennedy

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.55.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Photomechanical processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 2.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on front: 42 / POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS / Project Mercury Astronaut John Glenn, / the first American to make and orbital / flight, poses for photographers at the / launch site at Cape Canaveral. Partial text on back: MOONQUAKE! Text on back of card: Front Photo Courtesy NASA

Keywords	United States, Florida, Cape Canaveral Collecting cards Anaglyphs Astronauts Glenn, John, 1921-2016 United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Project Mercury (U.S.) Space flight Space race