Cake in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7
Dublin Core
Title
Cake in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7
Alternative Title
John Glenn and Friendship 7 Cake
Subject
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Astronauts--United States
Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
Glenn, John, 1921-
Landwirth, Henri
Cakes
Description
At an event in honor of the return of astronaut John Glenn (1921-), who had become the first American to orbit the Earth, Henri Landwirth (1927-), a hotelier in the area, had a cake baked. The cake was between 700-900 pounds and shaped like the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. Landwirth had the cake baked in mid-January of 1962 for Glenn's expected launch. However, Friendship 7 was delayed and did not launch until February 20. Landwirth had to improvise refrigeration of the cake in the delivery truck by using airconditioners, to assure it did not spoil. On February 23, Glenn arrived back at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Source
Original color photographic prints, February 23, 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Date Created
1962-02-23
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographic prints, February 23, 1963.
Is Part Of
Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
135 KB
107 KB
Medium
2 color photographic prints
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Teitel, Amy Shira. "Vintage Space Fun Fact: the 900-pound Cake." Amy Shira Teitel, February 23, 2012. http://amyshirateitel.com/2012/02/23/vintage-space-fun-fact-the-900-pound-cake/.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 color photographic prints
Collection
Citation
“Cake in Honor of John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7,” RICHES, accessed October 15, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6410.