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Author:
Russo, Carolyn  Search this
Subject:
Bush, George 1924-  Search this
Bush, Barbara 1925-  Search this
Armstrong, Neil  Search this
Aldrin, Buzz  Search this
Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-2018  Search this
Quayle, James Danforth  Search this
Collins, Michael 1930-  Search this
Harwit, Martin 1931-  Search this
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
1989
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in Torch August 1989
Summary:
Hanging from the walls of the National Air and Space Museum, the U.S. flag loomed large and proud over the podium at the July 20 celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first lunar landing. President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle joined the three Apollo 22 astronauts- Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin for a morning ceremony. Also pictured are Secretary Adams, NASM Director Martin Harwit, Barbara Bush, Marilyn Quayle, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Richard Truly, and Postmaster General Anthony Frank.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder: August 1989
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Quayle, Marilyn  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Flags  Search this
Astronauts  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
89-12989-46A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10120