Massachusetts Governor John Volpe at South Boston Naval Annex for arrival of Gemini 9 aboard the U.S.S. Wasp carrier

Massachusetts Governor John Volpe at South Boston Naval Annex for arrival of Gemini 9 aboard the U.S.S. Wasp carrier

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Title:
Massachusetts Governor John Volpe at South Boston Naval Annex for arrival of Gemini 9 aboard the U.S.S. Wasp carrier
Name on Item:
Kevin Cole
Date:
June 8, 1966
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Brearley Collection
Subjects:
Space vehicles
Governors
Military personnel
Aircraft carriers
Project Gemini (U.S.)
Volpe, John A.
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CVS-18)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Extent:
1 photograph : film negative ; 35 mm (roll format)
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Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Additional information accompanying item: Gemini 9 arrives at South Boston aboard the Wasp. Gov. John Volpe was present 6/8/66. Gemini 9 comes to Boston--The GT-9 spacecraft, minus astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, arrives at Hub aboard the carrier Wasp, which recovered it afte Monday's...splashdown in the Atlantic. the craft will be dismantled in a building at South Boston Naval Annex for air shipment to McDonald Aircraft Corp. in St. Louis. All eyes are on Gemini 9 spacecraft as it arrives at South Boston Naval Annex aboard the recovery carrier Wasp.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; John Booras
Notes (date):
Date from item or material accompanying item.
Identifier:
18_11_014808