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[Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, bust portrait, wearing hat and space helmet] – Vintage Wall Art

[Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, bust portrait, wearing hat and space helmet] — historic photograph
[Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, bust portrait, wearing hat and space helmet]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, bust portrait, wearing hat and space helmet] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Valentina Tereshkova is the subject here, shown in a bust portrait wearing a hat and a space helmet, a pairing that marks the picture as a record of her 1963 flight. She was the first woman to fly in space, launching aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963 and spending close to three days in orbit, a feat that drew worldwide attention at the height of the Cold War space race. Images like this one circulated widely in the press at the time, presenting her as a symbol of Soviet achievement and of women's place in a field then dominated by men.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1963
SubjectsNikolaeva-Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna,--1937-
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,295 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-197456

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