Mounted Photograph of President JOHN F. KENNEDY Presenting Collier Trophy to Astronauts by CECIL STOUGHTON, 1963: President John F. Kennedy presenting the Robert J. Collier Trophy on October 10, 1963 in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

An original mounted color photograph of President John F. Kennedy presenting the Robert J. Collier Trophy on October 10, 1963 in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C., Image: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; Mount: 12" x 12.5".

President John F. Kennedy participates in the ceremony honoring the original team of United States astronauts for pioneering manned space flight in Project Mercury. Astronauts receiving the award are Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.; Major L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Major Donald K. Slayton; Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom; Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Photograph by Cecil Stoughton, White House Photographer. Photographer's 'The White House' credit wet stamped on verso. "Announcing Mercury 7 Space Program" written in pencil on verso.

Very good condition, minor wear to mount, one small surface rip on mount near lower left corner, minor intermittent wear along top and bottom edges of print, scattered foxing across print as seen in images.