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Astronaut Cooper receives Methodist medallion.
Title
Astronaut Cooper receives Methodist medallion.
Description
Text transcribed from caption: P-30297 ASTRONAUT COOPER RECEIVES METHODIST MEDALLION LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Maj. L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., (right), astronaut whose 22-orbit flight last May is the longest made by an American, was honored at Louisville, Ky., for his Christian witness. He receives a World Methodist Council medallion from Dr. Kermit Long of Phoenix, Ariz., at the annual meeting of the national Methodist council of Evangelism. Dr. Long is outgoing president of the Council. Maj. Cooper, a Methodist who named his space capsule “Faith 7,” told some 400 persons at the annual meeting that religion “has always been a significant part of my life.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-NASH-11E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s)
Methodist Information (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (publisher), Louisville Times (Firm) (photographer)
Date Created
1963, November 19-21, 1963, November 19-21, 1963
Name Subject(s)
Religious News Service--Archives., World Methodist Council--Awards., Cooper, Gordon, 1927-2004., Long, Kermit Lajoie., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Project Mercury (U.S.), Methodist Church (U.S.). General Board of Evangelism--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s)
Award presentations--Kentucky--Louisville., Clergy--Kentucky--Louisville., Astronauts--Kentucky--Louisville.
Geographic subjects
Kentucky, Louisville., Kentucky, Louisville., Kentucky, Louisville., Louisville (Ky.), North and Central America--United States--Kentucky--Jefferson--Louisville
Physical Location
RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30297; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item
Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local)
RNS-RG1_P-30297
(PID) Persistent Identifier
islandora:352923