Apollo 13 Astronauts Jack Swigert and Jim Lovell in a Parade, Chicago, Illinois, May 1, 1970
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NASA marked some of its finest hours in April 1970 when Apollo 13, crewed by Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, returned safely to Earth despite a potentially lethal explosion aboard the spacecraft. The crew and mission controllers were celebrated as heroes. Swigert and Lovell enjoyed a ticker-tape parade through Chicago on May 1. Haise was absent due to illness.
NASA marked some of its finest hours in April 1970 when Apollo 13, crewed by Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, returned safely to Earth despite a potentially lethal explosion aboard the spacecraft. The crew and mission controllers were celebrated as heroes. Swigert and Lovell enjoyed a ticker-tape parade through Chicago on May 1. Haise was absent due to illness.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 May 1970
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Lincoln Continental automobile
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.83.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.25 in
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