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1973 Press Photo Astronaut's wife Shirley Kerwin watches their children in pool

1973 Press Photo Astronaut's wife Shirley Kerwin watches their children in pool

Shirley Kerwin, wife of Skylab science pilot Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, watches as daughters, left to right, Kristina, 5, Joanna, 7, and Sharon, 9, takes a cooling dip in their pool today. The Skylab crew of Kerwin, Charles "Pete" Conrad, and Paul J. Weitz were entering their crippled orbiting workshop with its 128 degree heat. The three Astronauts hope to deploy a parasol that would provide cooling shade.

Photo is dated 1973.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
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1973 Press Photo Astronaut's wife Shirley Kerwin watches their children in pool
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Shirley Kerwin, wife of Skylab science pilot Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, watches as daughters, left to right, Kristina, 5, Joanna, 7, and Sharon, 9, takes a cooling dip in their pool today. The Skylab crew of Kerwin, Charles "Pete" Conrad, and Paul J. Weitz were entering their crippled orbiting workshop with its 128 degree heat. The three Astronauts hope to deploy a parasol that would provide cooling shade.

Photo is dated 1973.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.