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Creator:
Farrar, Richard  Search this
Subject:
Collins, Michael 1930-  Search this
Ford, Gerald R. 1913-2006  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Viking Mars Program (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
8 x 10;
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1976
July 1, 1976
Notes:
Also known as SIA2009-0986.
Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
Featured in the "Torch," August 1976.
Summary:
Ribbon cutting ceremony for National Air and Space Museum (NASM), with President Gerald Ford and Michael Collins, former astronaut and NASM director. The ribbon cutting was performed by a replica of the mechanical arm of the Viking lander, which was sent a signal by the actual Viking I spacecraft from a Mars orbit.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1976, Image No. 76-8428-15
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Special events  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000371 [76-8428-15]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_396616