"Record of Historical Achievement" Yuri Gagarin Circumnavigating the Earth
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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 June 1961: Michael Hardie, of Palmerston North received a letter from Radio Moscow replying to his letter congratulating Yuri Gagarin on being the first man in space and his circumnavigation of the Earth. He also received a photograph of Yuri Gagarin and a set of the commemorative stamp issue which depicted the historical achievement.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2017-20
- Relation
- 2017-20
- Date
- June 12, 1961
- Digitisation id
- 2017N_2017-20_016361
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Other
Creation
- Created By
- Manawatu Evening Standard
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