US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
SCORES A FIRST--Maj. Robert H. Lawrence became nation's first Negro astronaut when chosen for orbiting laboratory project by Air Force. The announcement was made at a USAF press conference here.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b598_236767 ark:/21198/zz0002vdn0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Science Astronauts--United States People Space vehicles--Models African American astronauts Peterson, Donald H., 1933-
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