Record Album, "First Men on the Moon," 1969
THF277273 / Record Album, "First Men on the Moon," 1969
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Artifact Overview
Scholastic Magazines, Inc., a well-respected educational publisher founded in the 1920s, produced this documentary record commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. The album uses narration and excerpts from official NASA transcripts to recreate this significant event. The Scholastic company also produced a poster with space imagery and the album's text on the back so young readers could follow along.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
1969
Subject Date
1969
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.2.30
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Brown and Patrick Pehoski.
Material
Vinyl
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 0.063 in
Diameter: 6.875 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Side 1 / FIRST MEN ON THE MOON / Apollo 11 ... July 20, 1969 / Playing Time: 6:03 CC 0634A / 33 1/3 RPM / Produced by Robert Mack / Narrated by Larry Keith / Written and edited by Tony Simon / 1969 Scholastic Magazines, Inc. / Broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited without permission. / X4LM-1525
on back:
Side 2 / FIRST MEN ON THE MOON / Apollo 11 ... July 20, 1969 / Playing Time: 6:17 CC 0634B / 33 1/3 RPM / Produced by Robert Mack / Narrated by Larry Keith / Written and edited by Tony Simon / 1969 Scholastic Magazines, Inc. / 50 West 44th Street, N.Y.C. 10036 / X4LM-1526
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