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1963 Collection (#68)

"1963: A Year of Contrasts and Cultural Shifts" In the midst of a changing world, 1963 brought forth a myriad of events that shaped history

Background image1963 Collection: Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider 1600, 1963, Red

Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider 1600, 1963, Red
Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider 1600 1963 Red

Background image1963 Collection: Ford Falcon V8 Sprint, 1963, Blue

Ford Falcon V8 Sprint, 1963, Blue
Ford Falcon V8 Sprint 1963 Blue

Background image1963 Collection: M2-F1 lifting body in towed flight C017 / 7573

M2-F1 lifting body in towed flight C017 / 7573
M2-F1 lifting body in towed flight. The M2-F1 was the first of five designs of lifting body, in which aerodynamic lift is derived from the shape of the fuselage rather than from wings

Background image1963 Collection: Barbara McClintock, US cell geneticist C016 / 6353

Barbara McClintock, US cell geneticist C016 / 6353
Barbara McClintock (1902-1992), US cell geneticist, studying maize (Zea mays). McClintock is most famous for her work in the 1940s and 1950s on the genetics of maize

Background image1963 Collection: Lunar Landing Research Vehicle C017 / 7572

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle C017 / 7572
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle. The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) was built in 1963 as part of the Apollo Project to land on the moon

Background image1963 Collection: Tereshkova during training

Tereshkova during training
First woman in space during training. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (b. 1937) seen seated in a centrifuge during training

Background image1963 Collection: Tereshkova and Korolyov C014 / 0749

Tereshkova and Korolyov C014 / 0749
Tereshkova and Korolyov. Soviet cosmonaut and first woman in space, Valentina Vladimironva Tereshkova (b.1937) talking to the Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov

Background image1963 Collection: Books stacked on staircase, London SE15

Books stacked on staircase, London SE15
Books indiscriminately stacked on a staircase between first and second floors, discovered during a four-pump fire in Lyndhurst Grove, London SE15, on 27 January 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 1963 Volkswagen van

1963 Volkswagen van

Background image1963 Collection: Scout Jamboree - Marathon

Scout Jamboree - Marathon
1963 Scout Jamboree at Marathon, Greece poster Date: 1963

Background image1963 Collection: BILL RUSSELL (1934- ). American basketball player. Russell, playing for the Boston Celtics

BILL RUSSELL (1934- ). American basketball player. Russell, playing for the Boston Celtics, reaching for a free ball rolling away from his teammate Sam Jones and Leroy Ellis of the L.A

Background image1963 Collection: Vivian Malone entering Foster Auditorium to become one of the first black students to attend

Vivian Malone entering Foster Auditorium to become one of the first black students to attend the University of Alabama
DESEGREGATION, 1963. Vivian Malone entering Foster Auditorium to become one of the first black students to attend the University of Alabama on 11 June 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NaCP attorney

Group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NaCP attorney, Birmingham, Alabama
ALABAMA: CIVIL RIGHTS. Group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NaCP attorney, Birmingham, Alabama. Photographed by Marion Trikosko, 5 September 1963

Background image1963 Collection: LUNCH COUNTER SIT-IN, 1963. Three demonstrators at a lunch counter sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi

LUNCH COUNTER SIT-IN, 1963. Three demonstrators at a lunch counter sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi, are smeared with ketchup, mustard and sugar by integration opponents, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: (1919-1998). American politician. Wallace (left, in suit) as governor of Alabama

(1919-1998). American politician. Wallace (left, in suit) as governor of Alabama
GEORGE C. WALLACE (1919-1998). American politician. Wallace (left, in suit) as governor of Alabama, attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama by standing in the doorway while being

Background image1963 Collection: Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy Wilkins, and other civil rights leaders surrounded by crowds carrying

Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy Wilkins, and other civil rights leaders surrounded by crowds carrying signs at the March
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy Wilkins, and other civil rights leaders surrounded by crowds carrying signs at the March on Washington, 28 August 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Black and white Civil Rights demonstrators in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March

Black and white Civil Rights demonstrators in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Black and white Civil Rights demonstrators in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington. Photographed by Warren Leffler, 28 August 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Looking out toward the reflecting pool and Washington Monument at the March on Washington

Looking out toward the reflecting pool and Washington Monument at the March on Washington
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Looking out toward the reflecting pool and Washington Monument at the March on Washington. Photographed by Warren Leffler, 28 August 1963

Background image1963 Collection: March in Washington, D. C. conducted by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 22 September 1963

March in Washington, D. C. conducted by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 22 September 1963
CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH, 1963. March in Washington, D.C. conducted by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 22 September 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Police attempt to keep Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence at the March on Washington

Police attempt to keep Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence at the March on Washington, D. C
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Police attempt to keep Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence at the March on Washington, D.C. Photographed by Marion Trikosko, 28 August 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Participants in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 28 August 1963

Participants in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 28 August 1963
MARCH ON WASHINGTON. 1963. Participants in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 28 August 1963, marching up Constitution Avenue to the Lincoln Memorial

Background image1963 Collection: ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968). American lawyer and politician. Kennedy, while Attorney General

ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968). American lawyer and politician. Kennedy, while Attorney General, speaking at a demonstration by the Congress of Racial Equality outside the Justice Department in

Background image1963 Collection: MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Picketers carrying signs calling for equal rights, integrated schools

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Picketers carrying signs calling for equal rights, integrated schools, and decent housing at the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler

Background image1963 Collection: Participants in a Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, 23 March 1965

Participants in a Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, 23 March 1965
ALABAMA: CIVIL RIGHTS. Participants in a Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, 23 March 1965

Background image1963 Collection: Police officers arrest Medgar Evers and NaCP executive secretary Roy Wilkins

Police officers arrest Medgar Evers and NaCP executive secretary Roy Wilkins
WOOLWORTHs PROTEST, 1963. Police officers arrest Medgar Evers and NaCP executive secretary Roy Wilkins, while protesting outside a Woolworths Store in Jackson, Mississippi, 1 June 1963

Background image1963 Collection: A view of crowds gathered on the Mall during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963

A view of crowds gathered on the Mall during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. A view of crowds gathered on the Mall during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963, beginning in front of the Lincoln Memorial (foreground)

Background image1963 Collection: Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence during the March on Washington

Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence during the March on Washington
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Civil Rights demonstrators behind a storm fence during the March on Washington. Photographed by Marion Trikosko, 28 August 1963

Background image1963 Collection: American civil rights activist. Attending a news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington

American civil rights activist. Attending a news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington at the Statler Hotel
BAYARD RUSTIN (1912-1987). American civil rights activist. Attending a news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington at the Statler Hotel, 27 August 1963. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler

Background image1963 Collection: African American woman being carried to a police wagon during a Civil Rights demonstration in

African American woman being carried to a police wagon during a Civil Rights demonstration in Brooklyn, New York
NEW YORK: CIVIL RIGHTS. African American woman being carried to a police wagon during a Civil Rights demonstration in Brooklyn, New York. Photographed by Dick DeMarsico, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: Swanson Night... everybody wins! Advertisement for Swansons TV dinners from an American magazine

Swanson Night... everybody wins! Advertisement for Swansons TV dinners from an American magazine, 1963
TV DINNER AD, 1963. Swanson Night... everybody wins! Advertisement for Swansons TV dinners from an American magazine, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: For Campbells Chicken Vegetable Soup, from an American magazine

For Campbells Chicken Vegetable Soup, from an American magazine
CAMPBELLs SOUP AD, 1963. For Campbells Chicken Vegetable Soup, from an American magazine

Background image1963 Collection: CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, 1963. Construction of the North American Air Defense Command

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, 1963. Construction of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th President of the United States. Being briefed on the situation in South Vietnam by General

35th President of the United States. Being briefed on the situation in South Vietnam by General Maxwell Taylor
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Being briefed on the situation in South Vietnam by General Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left)

Background image1963 Collection: (1904-1967). American physicist. Oppenheimer is presented the Enrico Fermi Award by President

(1904-1967). American physicist. Oppenheimer is presented the Enrico Fermi Award by President Lyndon Johnson on 2
J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER (1904-1967). American physicist. Oppenheimer is presented the Enrico Fermi Award by President Lyndon Johnson on 2 December 1963

Background image1963 Collection: An Ecuadoran man reads about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in El Comercio newspaper

An Ecuadoran man reads about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in El Comercio newspaper, 23 November 1963
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, 1963. An Ecuadoran man reads about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in El Comercio newspaper, 23 November 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th President of the United States. Addressing a nationwide television audience on the Nuclear

35th President of the United States. Addressing a nationwide television audience on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Addressing a nationwide television audience on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Background image1963 Collection: President John F. Kennedy pins NASAs Distinguished Service Medal on astronaut Gordon Cooper

President John F. Kennedy pins NASAs Distinguished Service Medal on astronaut Gordon Cooper
KENNEDY & COOPER, 1963. President John F. Kennedy pins NASAs Distinguished Service Medal on astronaut Gordon Cooper, one of the first men in space

Background image1963 Collection: Cartoon, 5 July 1963, by Jacques-Armand Cardon, in Minute, France

Cartoon, 5 July 1963, by Jacques-Armand Cardon, in Minute, France
JOHN F. KENNEDY CARTOON. Cartoon, 5 July 1963, by Jacques-Armand Cardon, in Minute, France

Background image1963 Collection: A crowd gathered around a radio shop at Greenwich and Dey Streets in New York City

A crowd gathered around a radio shop at Greenwich and Dey Streets in New York City
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, 1963. A crowd gathered around a radio shop at Greenwich and Dey Streets in New York City, listening for news on President John F. Kennedy after he was shot, 22 November 1963

Background image1963 Collection: President John F. Kennedy addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York

President John F. Kennedy addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 20, 1963
JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1963. President John F. Kennedy addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 20, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: President George Washington on the front of a U.s one dollar note, 1963

President George Washington on the front of a U.s one dollar note, 1963
ONE DOLLAR BILL. President George Washington on the front of a U.S one dollar note, 1963

Background image1963 Collection: U. S. President John F. Kennedy with Secretary General of the U. N

U. S. President John F. Kennedy with Secretary General of the U. N. U Thant at United Nations Headquarters
JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1963. U.S. President John F. Kennedy with Secretary General of the U.N. U Thant at United Nations Headquarters, 20 September 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th president of the United States. The interment of President Kennedys flag-draped casket at

35th president of the United States. The interment of President Kennedys flag-draped casket at Arlington National
JOHN F KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th president of the United States. The interment of President Kennedys flag-draped casket at Arlington National Cemetery

Background image1963 Collection: The American President John F. Kennedy during his drive through Berlin in an open car on 26 June

The American President John F. Kennedy during his drive through Berlin in an open car on 26 June 1963
J.F.K. IN BERLIN, 1963. The American President John F. Kennedy during his drive through Berlin in an open car on 26 June 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th President of the United States. Meeting with Ghanaian ambassador Miguel Augustus Ribeiro in

35th President of the United States. Meeting with Ghanaian ambassador Miguel Augustus Ribeiro in the Oval Office of
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Meeting with Ghanaian ambassador Miguel Augustus Ribeiro in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. 25 April 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th President of the United States. Photographed at the White House in Washington, D. C

35th President of the United States. Photographed at the White House in Washington, D. C
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Photographed at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the eve of his 46th birthday, 28 May 1963

Background image1963 Collection: 35th President of the United States. Meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, 2 July 1963

35th President of the United States. Meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, 2 July 1963
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States. Meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, 2 July 1963

Background image1963 Collection: The banner headline of the The Atlanta Journal of 23 November 1963 announcing the assassination of

The banner headline of the The Atlanta Journal of 23 November 1963 announcing the assassination of President Kennedy
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, 1963. The banner headline of the The Atlanta Journal of 23 November 1963 announcing the assassination of President Kennedy




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"1963: A Year of Contrasts and Cultural Shifts" In the midst of a changing world, 1963 brought forth a myriad of events that shaped history. The Lambretta Li 150 Special zoomed through the streets, symbolizing the spirit of freedom and rebellion. Meanwhile, in Saigon, South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc made an indelible mark on humanity's conscience by committing self-immolation as a powerful protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures. Caravans dotted Martello Camp in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, serving as humble abodes for families seeking respite from their daily lives. It was here that Malcolm X emerged as an influential religious and political leader with his unwavering dedication to civil rights. Amidst these scenes of everyday life were glimpses into popular culture. Sobranie cigarettes advertised their allure with sophistication and style while THE SUPREMES captivated audiences worldwide with their mesmerizing harmonies - Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross captivating hearts on stage. The Anderton Boat Lift stood tall as a testament to human ingenuity and engineering marvels while Bishop Rock Lighthouse braved treacherous gales to guide ships safely through stormy seas. In the automotive realm, the Austin Healey 3000 Mk. 2 painted itself red - a symbol of power and elegance that turned heads wherever it went. As London hosted its prestigious Film Festival in 1963, cinema enthusiasts eagerly awaited new stories unfolding on screen - tales that would inspire generations to come. Through triumphs and challenges alike, 1963 proved itself to be a year where strength prevailed amidst adversity; where voices rose against injustice; where artistry flourished; where innovation pushed boundaries; where cultural icons left an indelible mark upon our collective memory.