Photograph, "A Boy's Dream Comes True" (CB-11), Cape Kennedy, FL, July 22, 1966 (Ms1989-029)

Title

Photograph, "A Boy's Dream Comes True" (CB-11), Cape Kennedy, FL, July 22, 1966 (Ms1989-029)

Description

Freckle-faced, twelve-year-old Billy Doyle gets the fulfillment of his greatest wish as Gemini 10 space walker Michael Collins hands him a piece of cake aboard the helicopter carrier Guadalcanal.

Date

Identifier

Ms1989-029_B07_F1d_Photo_1966_0722_05

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Michael Collins Papers, Ms1989-029, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Citation

Collins, Michael, 1930-, “Photograph, "A Boy's Dream Comes True" (CB-11), Cape Kennedy, FL, July 22, 1966 (Ms1989-029),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 24, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms1989-029/Ms1989-029_B07_F1d_Photo_1966_0722_05.