Title	Neil Armstrong Apollo XI homecoming
Subject	Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Time Period	1960s
Place	Wapakoneta (Ohio) Auglaize County (Ohio)
Description	Dedication of moon landing bust. Bust reads "Neil A. Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Apollo XI". More than 80,000 supporters greeted Neil Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, Governor James Rhodes, Mayor Donald Wittwer, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine.
Creator	Wittwer, Donald
Date of Original	September 6, 1969
Collection	Neil A. Armstrong Homecomings Collection AV 203
Format	picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AV_203B2F6_030.tif
Image Height	1254
Image Width	1248
File Size	4708940 Bytes
Date created	2011-04-22

Neil Armstrong Apollo XI homecoming

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