Molly Rockwell Slide collection pdf - Norman Rockwell Museum

Molly Rockwell Slide collection RC.1993.32.34Series 51: NassauThe Molly Rockwell Slide Collection consists of 35mm color slides, and writings whichspan the years between 1955 and 1981. The images record the photographer's travelswith her husband, Norman Rockwell, as well as informal images of their family and theirStockbridge surroundings.Many slides in the collection were likely used by Norman Rockwell as reference aids for hisartwork. These include images for Look magazine commissions such as The Peace Corps inEthiopia and The Peace Corps in Bogata, Columbia, The Longest Step (Grissom and YoungSuiting Up), and Russian Schoolroom. Other possible reference images include those takenon the set of the movie Stagecoach, and at Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona.Of special significance are slides which document the couple's travels to Cape Canaveraland other NASA-administered sites. These feature candid images of America's earliest spacepioneers such as Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, Gus Grissom, and John Young, amongothers. Additional images of note include those taken on the set of the Hollywood film,Stagecoach, which include celebrities Anne Margret, Bing Crosby, Red Buttons, MikeConnors, and Keenan Wynn.Controlled Access HeadingsPersonal Name(s)• Mary 'Molly' Leete Rockwell, 1896-1985• Norman Rockwell, 1894-1978Subject(s)• Astronauts--United States• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)• Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.)• Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.RC.1993.32.34.9.SERIES51 Series 51: Nassau 1966 Rockwell, Molly: travel slides, re:Nassau, Bahamas, 1966Box9- Page 24 -