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Photograph caption dated October 19, 1963 reads, "Happy astronaut families - The families of three men joining the U.S. space agency's pool of astronauts, some of whom may reach the moon, smiled happily Friday at Edwards Air Force Base following the announcement of their husbands' selection in Houston, Tex. Mrs. Charles A. Bassett, left, is shown with her two children, Peter, 2, and Karen, 5; Mrs. Theodore C. Freeman, center, poses with her daughter, Faith, 9, and Mrs. Michael Collins holds her children, Ann, 2; Michael, 8 months, and Kathleen, 4. Mrs. Collins said she never worries about her husband: "He always does his job well and I know he'll do his space job well too." Quipped Mrs. Bassett, noting that her husband has never really promised her the moon: "I'm going to have a serious talk about that with him." Pictured are Mrs. Charles A. Bassett, with her children Peter and Karen.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Astronauts' spouses--United States Families--California--San Fernando Valley Children--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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