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John and Annie Glenn Collection
Description: A crowd gathers in the street during a parade in New Concord, Ohio. On March 3, 1962, the parade celebrated the homecoming of astronaut John Glenn after his successful Friendship 7 flight earlier that year. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F03_06
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Parades; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Places: New Concord (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)