Doll
- Title:
- Alan Shepard
- Object Name:
- Doll
- Object ID:
- 2009.005.02
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 2009
- Description:
- Bobblehead doll, astronaut Alan Shepard, 2009. Best example of dolls made for NHHS Museum Store. Painted polyester resin. Figure of Alan Shepard in white space suit, holding golf club (removable) in his right hand. Head and helmet are one piece, bobbing together on a spring. Suit has red stripes on arms and legs, and American flag on left shoulder. Shepard wears support pack on his back, with American flag and NASA logo on back. Square base, painted gray, with crater between Shepard's feet and white golf ball at front. Raised white lettering on front of base: "MILES AND MILES AND MILES"; and on back of base: "ALAN SHEPARD". Printed paper label on underside of base, with summary of Shepard's career as an astronaut.
- Material:
- Plastic
- Dimensions:
- H-7 W-3 D-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Made for New Hampshire Historical Society Museum Store.
When Shepard hit two golf balls on the moon, he jokingly said that the second one went "miles and miles and miles." - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Shepard, Alan B. (1923-1998)
- Subjects:
- Astronauts, Moon, Golf, Space travel
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