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Photograph, "Recovery Area" (66-H-1038), USS Guadalcanal, July 21, 1966 (Ms1989-029)

Dublin Core

Title

Photograph, "Recovery Area" (66-H-1038), USS Guadalcanal, July 21, 1966 (Ms1989-029)

Description

"Recovery Area", USS Guadalcanal, July 21, 1966. A Navy frogman of the USS Guadalcanal recovery team attached the floatation collar to the NASA Gemini 10 spacecraft after splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.

Date

1966-07-21

Identifier

Ms1989-029_B06_F1c_Photo_1966_0721-09

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.