1962 Press Photo Russian cosmonauts talk to residents of Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Russian cosmonauts talk to residents of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Cosmonauts Major Andrian Nikolayev, left, and Lt. Colonel Pavel Popovich talk to residents of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, near where they landed today after orbiting the earth for a distance of nearly 3 million miles, according to Tass, official news and photo agency. The two Russian pilots had shaved their beards before making an appearance.

Photo is dated 1962.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.