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Yorty Greets Apollo 11 Astronauts

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Order Number	00163940
Title	Yorty Greets Apollo 11 Astronauts
Photographer	Messinger, Joe.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE Box 3712
Date	1969
Physical Description	1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Description	Snipe attached to photo dated August 13, 1969 reads, "Yorty greets Astros at the bottom of the stairs of the Pres. jet upon their arrival at L.A." Mayor Sam Yorty is pictured greeting Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin as they descend the stairs of Airforce One. The three astronauts traveled to Los Angeles in order to attend a state dinner at the Century Plaza in their honor, following the successful Apollo 11 mission to the Moon.
Subject	Armstrong, Neil,--1930-2012. Collins, Michael,--1930- Aldrin, Buzz. Apollo 11 (Spacecraft). Astronauts--United States. Los Angeles International Airport. Air Force One (Presidential aircraft). Airplanes--California--Los Angeles. Presidential aircraft--United States. Airports--California--Los Angeles. Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection