Sujet

Jefferson Award Medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride, 1984. Creator: Franklin Mint.

Légende

Jefferson Award Medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride, 1984. Silver-plated bronze medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the American Institute of Public Service in 1984. Founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard, the Jefferson Award is the country’s longest standing and most prestigious celebration of public service. Ride was one of four winners that year, chosen specifically for the Samuel S. Beard Award for "Greatest Public Service by An Individual 35 Years or Under." Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard STS-7 in 1983.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A88_260

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,1Mo (1017,3Ko) / 45,8cm x 35,1cm / 5408 x 4146 (300dpi)

Mots clés

education country flight color location century award aviation medal medals United States of America Eighties Colour Smithsonian Institution 1980s Institute National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum American America USA decade scientific institution object united states Heritage Art NASM AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Sally K. Ride Ride Sally K. Sally Kristen Ride Sally Kristen Sally Sally Ride Franklin Mint Silver-plated Bronze Medal American Institute of Public Service Jefferson Award