Painting of James E. Webb
Color reproduction of the official painting of James E. Webb as the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1968. Included are four 4 X 5 color negatives.
Portrait of James E. Webb, Administrator of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He was named to this position in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and led the U. S. space agency during the manned space flight programs and then through other important scientific programs such as televising the moon's surface with the U. S. Ranger spacecraft and sending photos back from Mars with U. S. Mariner spacecraft.
Portrait of James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, poses in his office while speaking on the phone.