John Glenn on the monorail at the World's Fair, Seattle, 1962

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Image of John Glenn on the monorail at the World's Fair, Seattle, 1962 — 1986.5.26300.1

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John Glenn on the monorail at the World's Fair, Seattle, 1962

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Colonel John Glenn visited the World's Fair on May 10, 1962. He came to Seattle to help Vice-President Lyndon Johnson dedicate the NASA exhibit and to participate in a national conference on the peaceful uses of space.

The astronaut rode the Monorail to the fair. When offered a chance to take over the controls of the train, he politely declined.

John Glenn also known as John Herschel Glenn.
Handwritten on sleeve: Glenn, John, Col.; monorail.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 10, 1962.

Caption information from The Seattle Times, May 19, 1962.

ID Number: 1986.5.26300.1

Date: 1962

Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.26300.1

Subjects: Century 21 Exposition (1962 World's Fair), Transportation, Aerospace