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Topic: Happy Days.Scott Carpenter in 1959
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-12-2006 09:38 PM
   
Ike was the President ,Elvis the King,and seven all American guys were ready to explore outer space.Those were good times! http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7232/scott7co.jpg http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1595/scott13dk.jpg http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/148/scott28le.jpg |
KC Stoever
Member Posts: 1012
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-13-2006 11:59 AM
Thanks for the photos, carmelo.I haven't seen that one of the six of us (plus Tibby, the samoyed) in forever. I love the way Rene looks. The other two are LIFE pics. In my research at Time-LIFE photo archives, I saw that the LIFE photographers had taken these intimate photographs, just of the couples, for all seven guys. I laughed at some of my parents, shown in one series eating dinner around a low glass coffee table, sitting on pillows on the floor. All very, you know, beatnik style. Except for one hopelessly unhip detail: there above the dinner knives were huge honking glasses of milk. |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-13-2006 12:32 PM
Is that you on the left, KC?Carmelo, you find some of the best photos and illustrations! Thanks again for sharing. |
KC Stoever
Member Posts: 1012
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-13-2006 01:32 PM
Yep, Scott. My mom has her arm around me. Scotty is in the back looking very happy. This seems to be 1959--so I'm four here.But this is not Garden Grove, Calif. Looks like a rental house in Virginia, before we moved into officer's housing at Langley A.F.B. I vaguely remember the back steps pictured here. {on edit: Rene Carpenter confirms that this is a rental house in the Virginia countryside--"a big brick house," is the way she described it--in the spring of 1959. We are waiting for housing to open up on base. The pics of Rene and Scott were taken at Langley in the study that was off to the right of the entryway. The living room was to the left.] [This message has been edited by KC Stoever (edited February 13, 2006).] [This message has been edited by KC Stoever (edited February 14, 2006).] |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-13-2006 05:38 PM
Dear Mrs Stoever,give my best regards to your mothers(and to your father too).The pictures are from "EPOCA",(an Italian Magazine,associated with "LIFE")October 4, 1959 ("La famiglia dell'Astronauta Carpenter.Da sinistra verso destra:La moglie Renč,la figlia Kristen di 4 anni,il figlio Jay di sette,Scott con la figlia Candace di due anni.Dietro il figlio Scotty di 9,ed il cane Tibby").Headline:"Im happy and proud to be his wife" "Sono felice ed orgogliosa di essere sua moglie(Those were times for a male)!Scott Carpenter (with john Glenn) was one of most popular Astronauts in Italy in early 60s (kids wished to be Glenn,Carpenter,Gagarin...or Marcello Mastroianni,but this is another story).[This message has been edited by carmelo (edited February 13, 2006).] |
KC Stoever
Member Posts: 1012
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-13-2006 05:54 PM
Thank you, carmelo, for the gift of the pictures and for the greeting to my parents, which I will happily relay to Rene and email to Scott, so he can see the pictures too.Kris |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-13-2006 07:57 PM
Some others pictures. http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6153/astro95nq.jpg http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6157/astro9a6pm.jpg http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1017/astro9a16mf.jpg http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5143/astro5fu.jpg http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6056/astro16ik.jpg |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-13-2006 08:04 PM
The others guys. http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7557/astro37cq.jpg http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/944/astro46gc.jpg http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7866/astro87da.jpg http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5006/astro65rt.jpg http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9264/astro76ih.jpg http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4742/astro8a7vo.jpg http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3330/astro8b2zk.jpg http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5791/astro8b10em.jpg |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-13-2006 08:33 PM
Mr. Carmelo and the "way back machine".Great photos! |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-13-2006 09:16 PM
Do the wives still keep in touch? (I realize Mrs. Slayton, Shepard and Cooper are gone.) |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-13-2006 09:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
(kids wished to be Glenn,Carpenter,Gagarin...or Marcello Mastroianni,but this is another story).
Not Alberto Sordi? |
KC Stoever
Member Posts: 1012
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-14-2006 08:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Duke Of URL:
Do the wives still keep in touch? (I realize Mrs. Slayton, Shepard and Cooper are gone.)
I understand that the first Mrs. Conrad, Jane, inaugurated a first wives club recently, for M-G-A era astronauts. They had their first get-together last year, IIRC. Rene corresponds with Jo and Annie and was a surprise guest at Annie's 80th birthday party. [This message has been edited by KC Stoever (edited February 14, 2006).] |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-14-2006 09:00 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Duke Of URL:
Not Alberto Sordi?
Well,Marcello was more "cool". [This message has been edited by carmelo (edited February 14, 2006).] |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-15-2006 03:36 AM
There was a guy in our neighborhood who wanted to be Sophia Loren.... |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 02-15-2006 06:32 AM
Duke,Admit it! It's okay to come out now. Larry |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-15-2006 09:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Larry McGlynn:
Duke,Admit it! It's okay to come out now. Larry
Nah. I was just a wannabe. This guy had OUTFITS! |
star61
Member Posts: 294
From: Bristol UK
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-18-2006 05:16 AM
Looking at Slaytons office, it looks like he might have flown the E E Lightning. I'd like to know if he did, where when etc. Anyone any ideas?
Phil |
FutureAstronaut
Member Posts: 372
From:
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 03-25-2006 11:03 PM
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9264/astro76ih.jpg
Who are the wives and kids in here?------------------
Mike |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 03-26-2006 07:59 AM
I'm guessing, but I'm pretty sure that's Marge (Marj?) Slayton and her son Kent along with Jo Schirra and her daughter. |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-26-2006 08:34 AM
Marge and Kent Slayton,Jo and Suzy Schirra. |
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