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OBJECT TYPE: Souvenir
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0182.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Yuri Gagarin Reception, Pugwash, NS August, 5 1961
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black ink text and illustrations printed on heavy cream-coloured paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.7 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: August 5 1961.
Canada: Program detailing events of reception held in Pugwash, NS on August 5, 1961 to honour Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space. His Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. The donor, James Stonehouse, representing the Pugwash Little League presented Major Gagarin with a ball and bat during that event.
Function: To list scheduled speakers and/or activities at specific event.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On front cover: "PROGRAM/ Master of Ceremonies - Wm. C. Wilson/ */ Canadian and Russian National Anthems/ Amherst Legion Brass Band/ */ Invocation - Rev. M. Allen Gibson/ */ Welcome - Howard Elliott, Chairman/ Pugwash Village Commission/ */ Representatives of Local Industry/ */ Introduction of Distinguished Guests/ */ Visiting Speakers/ */ His Excellency A. Aroutunian/ */ Cyrus Eaton/ */ Major Yuri Gagarin/ */ Presentations/ Little League, 4-H Clubs, Red Cross Swimming Class/ */ Entertainment/ Dunvegan Girls Pipe Band and Dancers/ */ Salute to Her Majesty The Queen - Amherst Legion Brass Band". On inside" "WELCOME/ TO/ MAJOR YURI GAGARIN/ FIRST HUMAN SPACEMAN/ Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada/ "Home of the Thinkers"/ August 5, 1961". On back cover: "TO/ MAJOR YURI GAGARIN/ To you, Major Gagarin, we would like to extend our/ heartiest congratulations on being the first human/ to enter the realm of outer space. Your historic/ feat of April 12, 1961, when you broke the hitherto/ impenetrable barrier of space, opened new vistas/ to the people of the world for generations to come./ We are indeed proud that you have taken time to visit/ our country, and we in Pugwash welcome this oppor-/ tunity to salute you on behalf of all the people of/ Canada."
Missing: None.
Finish: Black ink text and illustrations printed on heavy cream-coloured paper.
Decoration: Simple sketches of rocket circling sphere, and Rodin's "The Thinker" sculpture decorate program.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Program, 1961, Artifact no. 2006.0182, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0182.001/

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