Prints and Photographs Collection
Preston Smith
Governor Smith and Texas State Senator Barbara Jordan are among the dignitaries on hand to present the Medal of Valor to Apollo 11 astronauts Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong. The artist who worked with the lunar landing commission to create the medals, Thomas Lo Medico, stands on the far left of the front row. The date is October 17, 1970. Prints & Photographs # 1971/22-63.