Taken by an Automatic 16mm Camera Mounted to the Lunar Module

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Taken by an Automatic 16mm Camera Mounted to the Lunar Module
The two astronauts planting the American flag, Apollo 11, July 1969. Numbered 'NASA S-69-40308' in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.3 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Just before receiving a congratulatory phone call from President Nixon, Aldrin and Armstrong set up the flag as shown in this rare image showing the two astronauts captured by an automatic 16mm camera mounted on the LM. The scene was described by Mission Control in Houston to Michael Collins orbiting the Moon in Columbia. Columbia: 'How's it going?' Houston: 'The EVA is progressing beautifully… I believe they are setting up the flag now.' Columbia: 'Great.' Houston: 'They've got the flag up now and you can see the Stars and Stripes on the lunar surface' (Thomas, p. 194).

Literature: Thomas, p. 194.
Estimate $500-700


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