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- Collection: Cold War - Fall 2023
Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin Aldrin walks near the Lunar ModuleAstronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.,Lunar Module (LM) pilot, walks near the module as a picture is taken of him. Discoloration is visible on his boots and…
A model of the Soviet N-1 rocket, designed for a moon landing mission, ca. 1970.The Soviets intended to use this rocket and capsule to send humans to the moon. The program lacked funding and, after four failed attempts, the…
A 1961 model of Explorer I, the first American satellite to orbit the earth.Explorer I was launched on January 31, 1958, four months after the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
Khrushchev on Cuban Crisis 1962Speech by Soviet leader Khrushchev in December 1962 covering the causes and consequences of the Cuban Crisis. (Catalogue ref: FO 371/171934)
John F. Kennedy meets with Nikita KhrushchevJohn F. Kennedy meets with Nikita Khrushchev
Operation GoodwillGovernor Nelson Rockefeller recording (and possibly sending out a live radio broadcast) a message about "Operation Goodwill". Operation Goodwill was…
[U2 high altitude weather research plane]Image of a U2 research plane that was used during the Cold War
- Associated Press photograph.
- No. L6176.
- New York World-Telegram and the Sun…
Paramilitary Study Group Meeting No. 2 Morning SessionThis is a report on meeting of the Paramilitary Study Group concerning the Bay of Pigs operation.
Military Demarcation Line and the Northern and Southern Borders of Demilitarized Zone, KoreaThese maps show the boundaries of the Demilitarized Zone following the Armistice Agreement at the end of the Korean War.
The middle line (labelled…
Captain Ted Williams, Former Boston Red Sox Slugger, 1953AROOSTOOK LEATHERNECK IN KOREA -- Marine Sergeant Roger W. McCully, 21, straps Captain Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox slugger, into his jet…