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Horizon Twilight, Mercury 6, 1962

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58899673


Item data

Title

Horizon Twilight, Mercury 6, 1962

Collection

John Glenn: photographs

Names

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Sponsor)
Glenn, John, 1921-2016 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1962

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 89PH035.003

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Bibliography: Schick, Ron, and Julie Van Haaften. "The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography, 1962-1972". New York: C.N. Potter: Distributed by Crown, 1988. [call no. *R-Photo 88-3468]

Physical Description

Digital prints
Extent: Digitally exposed chromogenic print on RC paper.
Extent: Image: 13 3/8 × 20 3/16 inches (34 × 51.3 cm) Paper / Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 1/2 inches (37.8 × 54.6 cm) Mat / Mount (mat): 24 × 22 inches (61 × 55.9 cm)

Identifiers

TMS ID: 509653
TMS Object Number: 89PH035.003
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.01.PROG58_r1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 295080c0-0c94-013d-d696-0242ac110005

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Horizon Twilight, Mercury 6, 1962" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1962. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/295080c0-0c94-013d-d696-0242ac110005

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1962). Horizon Twilight, Mercury 6, 1962 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/295080c0-0c94-013d-d696-0242ac110005

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Horizon Twilight, Mercury 6, 1962" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/295080c0-0c94-013d-d696-0242ac110005

Wikipedia citation

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