Neil Armstrong at the Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, August 16, 1979

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Artifact Overview

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, posed near the Wright Cycle Shop during a 1979 visit to The Henry Ford. Armstrong and his Apollo 11 crewmates took pieces of the 1903 Wright Flyer on their 1969 mission -- to emphasize the incredible progress made in the 66 years between the Wrights' first flight and the lunar landing.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

16 August 1979

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.83588.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in