1963 Oh Henry! : U.S. Space Project Action Pictures



1963 Oh Henry! : U.S. Space Project Action Pictures

U.S. Space Project Action Pictures were released in 1963 by the Williamson Candy Company of Chicago. The seven-card series features official NASA photographs of the Mercury Seven astronauts. One astronaut card panel was printed on each specially marked display box of Oh Henry! candy bars. Each astronaut card panel measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Each Mercury astronaut is identified by last name. The back of each card panel is blank.

Action Pictures 5 x 7 inch photo cards were available by mail order. Action Pictures Series B includes photographs of Scott Carpenter and the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission. Action Pictures Series C features the Mercury Seven astronaut card photos, plus an additional group photo. The back of each 5 x 7 astronaut photo includes a biography.


Astronaut
Carpenter
Cooper
Glenn
Grissom
Schirra
Shepard
Slayton
Action Pictures Series A
A-1 Saturn Space Launch
A-2 John Glenn's Lift Off
A-3 Friendship 7 Space Craft is Placed on Rocket
A-4 Ham...The Space Chimp
A-5 The End of a Journey
A-6 Blockhouse and Cherry Picker
A-7 Moon Rocket
A-8 Ranger 3 Lunar Capsule
Action Pictures Series B
B-1 Telstar Lift Off
B-2 Carpenter Count-Down
B-3 Carpenter's Blast-Off
B-4 Rescue at Sea
B-5 Pre-Launch Training
B-6 Carpenter Enters Aurora 7
B-7 West Coast of Africa
B-8 Carpenter Down in Atlantic
Action Pictures Series C
Seven Original Astronauts
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
Donald Kent Slayton
John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Virgil Ivan Grissom
Water Marty Schirra, Jr.