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Rocketship jungle gym.jpg
"Rocket Ship Jungle Gym" is a picture of a photograph featured in Life Magazine's article titled "Playgrounds Take a Space-Aged Spin" from its March 15, 1963 edition.

The picture shows children playing on a rocket-shaped jungle gym. With the use…

satellite monkey bars a.jpg
"Satellite Monkey-bars" is a picture of a photograph featured in Life Magazine's article titled "Playgrounds Take a Space-Aged Spin" from its March 15, 1963 edition.

The picture shows children playing on a set of monkey-bars formed in the shape of…

1969 sears cat rocket toy.jpg
"Blast Off to the Moon" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a water propelled rocket.

The advertisement, directed toward adult Christmas shoppers, encourages parents to buy this water propelled model Apollo rocket with lunar…

1969 sears cat model apollo saturn rocket.jpg
"Apollo-Saturn Model Rocket" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a model rocket.

The advertisement, targeted toward adult Christmas shoppers, encourages parents to buy this four foot tall, 1/96th scaled model of the Apollo…

1969 sears cat major matts mission.jpg
"Space Toys Compilation Ad " is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for several space exploration themed toys on the same page.

On the top half of the advertisement, toys related to action figure and space explorer Matt Mason are…

1969 sears cat astronaut costume.jpg
"Astronaut Costume" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for an astronaut costume made for children. The astronaut costume is picture number 6 and is labeled as "astronaut uniform" in the corresponding description below the…

1969 sears cat GI Joe.jpg
"Astronaut GI Joe" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a space themed GI Joe action figure.

The advertisement encourages Christmas shoppers to buy this space themed GI Joe for their son. Included in the set being sold is…

power mite II full 4a.jpg
The first image is a photograph of the actual space capsule for sale in the ad found in Life Magazine.

The second image is the left hand text for the advertisement. This portion gives the description of the PowerMite II.

The Third image is of…

45 lets play003.png
The image is a picture of the front sleeve of "Let's Play Astronaut."

The top sound clip is the A side of the recording.

The bottom sound clip is the B side of the recording.


girl to john glenn smaller.jpg
"From a Girl to John Glenn" is a letter to Astronaut John Glenn sent after his famed orbit around the Earth in Friendship 7 on February 20th 1962. It was published in his collection of edited letters in the book Letters to John Glenn.

The author…
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