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- Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Taking a Break," 1963 - 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.
- 1962
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Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Taking a Break," 1963
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.
- Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Posing for Photographers," 1963 - 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.
- 1962
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Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Posing for Photographers," 1963
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.
- Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "You Can be Sure to Play an Important Part in the Exploration of Space," March 1962 - President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
- March 01, 1962
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Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "You Can be Sure to Play an Important Part in the Exploration of Space," March 1962
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
- Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "Moon Bug," November 1962 - President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
- November 01, 1962
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Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "Moon Bug," November 1962
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
- Milton Bradley Company Trade Catalog, "Bradley's The World's Best Games," 1919-1920 - Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- 1919-1920
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Milton Bradley Company Trade Catalog, "Bradley's The World's Best Games," 1919-1920
Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 01, 1902
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Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- "The Spirit of St. Louis," by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953 - In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh became the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. Lindbergh recounts this historic flight and his early days in aviation in <em>The Spirit of St. Louis</em>. Written in 1953, the book became a bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.
- 1927
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"The Spirit of St. Louis," by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh became the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. Lindbergh recounts this historic flight and his early days in aviation in The Spirit of St. Louis. Written in 1953, the book became a bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.
- Jean and Jeannette Piccard and Others with Balloon Gondola before the Stratosphere Flight, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a lightweight magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The explorers are shown here in the early morning hours just before their launch from Ford Airport, in the midst of media fanfare.
- October 23, 1934
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Jean and Jeannette Piccard and Others with Balloon Gondola before the Stratosphere Flight, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a lightweight magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The explorers are shown here in the early morning hours just before their launch from Ford Airport, in the midst of media fanfare.
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- April 01, 1982
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Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- circa 1980
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Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.