Accession No

6730

Brief Description

magazine, Newsweek, 28th July 1969, featuring Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon on the cover, by Newsweek, Inc., U.S.A., 1969

Origin

U.S.A.; New York; 444 Madison Avenue

Maker

Newsweek, Inc.

Class

ephemera; astronomy

Earliest Date

1969

Latest Date

1969

Inscription Date

Material

paper (paper); metal (steel)

Dimensions

closed: 211mm (width), 290mm (depth), 6mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased in February 2009.

Inscription

Description Notes

Magazine, Newsweek, 28th July 1969, featuring the first moon landing on the cover, by Newsweek, Inc., U.S.A., 1969.

Magazine with 88 pages, bound with staples. The front cover shows Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon, with the title Newsweek in yellow and the date and price (50c) in black on a yellow bar. The magazine has both colour and black-and-white pages with articles, letters, and advertisements. There is a feature on Apollo 11 and the Moon landing. The back cover has a colour advertisement for White Satin Gin.

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