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Alexandria Library

Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Primary Collecting Areas:
Alexandria history, Virginia history, Genealogy, U.S. Civil War
Description:
As one of the core research institutions in Alexandria, the Local History and Special Collections Branch (LHSC) is focused on documenting Alexandria from its colonial era to its modern life as a vibrant community of immigrants and cultural attractions.
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Start Over Repository Alexandria Library Date range 1978 Level Item

Group portrait of NASA astronauts with model space shuttle, 1978

Color photograph, group portrait of (L to R) NASA mission specialists Ronald "Ron" E. McNair, Guion "Guy" S. Bluford, and pilot Frederick D. Gregory. Frederick D. Gregory is the grandson of James Francis Gregory. The three men, wearing orange NASA astronaut flight suits, are posed standing in a row. Behind them is a gray studio backdrop, an American flag, and the flag of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In front of them is a model of a space shuttle on a black table. The photograph was taken at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Typescript caption at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Three of the Eighth Group of NASA Astronauts." Photograph is undated, c.1978

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Gregory and West Family history materials

Group portrait of NASA astronauts with model space shuttle, verso, 1978

Reverse of Group portrait of NASA astronauts with model space shuttle (ABFR-23-034-036). Typescript text reads, "Three of the 35 New Astronauts. Three of NASA's newest group of astronauts selected in January 1978 pose with mockup of the Space Shuttle at the Johnson Space Center. The group includes, from left to right, mission specialists Ronald "Ron" E. McNair and Guion "Guy" S. Bluford, and pilot Frederick "Fred" D. Gregory.

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Gregory and West Family history materials

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