Charles & Victoria Slayton | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Charles & Victoria Slayton

Charles & Victoria Slayton | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Portrait of Charles & Victoria Slayton, parents of astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton, sitting in their home in Leon, Wisconsin with framed photographs of their son Donald - on a table as a boy with them and on the wall as a pilot. A special issue of <i>Space World</i> magazine with Donald's picture on the cover is the table. The article title reads "Man in Space: The Flight of the First Astronaut."
DESCRIPTION
Portrait of Charles & Victoria Slayton, parents of astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton, sitting in their home in Leon, Wisconsin with framed photographs of their son Donald - on a table as a boy with them and on the wall as a pilot. A special issue of Space World magazine with Donald's picture on the cover is the table. The article title reads "Man in Space: The Flight of the First Astronaut."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:144865
Creation Date: 01 02 1962
Creator Name:Stein, Edwin
City:Leon
County:Monroe
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Edwin Stein negatives and photographs, 1952-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 2709.1483A
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Donald "Deke" Slayton (1924-1993) was born in Sparta, Wisconsin. Also see Image ID: 144868.
SUBJECTS
Portraits
Clothing and dress
Furniture
Living rooms
Periodicals
Air pilots, Military
Family
Indoor photography
Men
Women

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