6 9/12/62 Stoughton JFK Kennedy NASA Apollo Gemini Houston St Louis Photo Set NR

This listing is for a set of original Type-1 photographs taken by Cecil Stoughton of President Kennedy viewing Nasa's Lunar Lander and Apollo Command Module in St Louis, Missouri and Houston, Texas. Also featured in some of the photos are James E. Webb (Administrator of NASA), Vice President Johnson, Dr. Robert Gilruth (Director of Manned Space Program), and more. Each photo measures about 8-1/8" tall and 10" wide. The collection is in very good condition, with minor wear. Please see the detailed photos below and let us know if you have any questions.

9/12/62 INSPECTION TOUR OF NASA INSTALLATIONS: HOUSTON, TEXAS, NASA RICH BUILDING, DEPARTURE, 11:10AM

• ST-387-18-62. President John F. Kennedy Views Apollo Spacecraft at Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas
  President John F. Kennedy climbs the stairs to view a mock-up of an Apollo command module, during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, follows behind President Kennedy; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes, stands at bottom of stairs. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
• ST-387-19-62. President John F. Kennedy Views Apollo Spacecraft at Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas
  President John F. Kennedy (left) views a mock-up of an Apollo command module, during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Rufus Youngblood. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
• ST-387-20-62. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas
  President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks, following a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. President Kennedy holds a scale model of the Apollo command module, presented to him by Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; a mock-up of the lunar lander (also known as "the Bug") sits in background. Standing in back (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Governor of Texas, Price Daniel; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Dr. Gilruth. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

9/12/62 INSPECTION TOUR OF NASA INSTALLATIONS: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT, 3:27PM

• ST-387-1-62. President John F. Kennedy Speaks to Employees at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri
  President John F. Kennedy (left, on speakers' platform) delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell, stand at far left behind platform. Those seated at right include: Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, and Bill Duncan. U.S. Navy Phantom II and U.S. Air Force FJ-420 jet fighter planes sit in background. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
• ST-387-10-62. President John F. Kennedy Views Gemini Spacecraft at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri
  President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready, Emory Roberts, Roy Kellerman, Win Lawson, and Frank Yeager. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.

10/16/62 Visit of Astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. & family, wife Josephine (Fraser) and children Walter III and Suzanne, 9:30AM

• AR7542-C Abbie Rowe Photograph of Astronaut Schirra & family

Cecil Stoughton was an American photographer, best known for his time as President John F. Kennedy's personal photographer during his time in the White House. He would take over 8,000 photos of the President and his family during his term in office right up through his assassination.

This collection of original Type-1 White House photographs comes from the estate of Madelyn Fitzgerald. Please see our other listings for more original Kennedy administration photographs, as well as more political ephemera and other historical collectibles. We will combine shipping whenever possible to save you money!