11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Unidentified Photographer

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Two views of the crew during training for the lunar mission, Apollo 16, November 1971-March 1972. NASA HQ captions on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (18.9 x 24.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor wear at corners of sheet.

N.B. Apollo 16 Commander John Young (left) and Lunar Module pilot Charles Duke check out camera equipment of the Lunar Rover while Command Module pilot Ken Mattingly participates in EVA training aboard the Command Module. "We spent hundreds of hours training in the spacesuits, collecting pseudo-samples, photographing the samples in place and after we had collected them,' said Duke. 'It taught us how to point the camera and how to center the picture without a viewfinder. The cameras were hung on our chests, and we got to where we could just point the thing and guess the distances. We were pretty good at it; I was pleased with the way they turned out" (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 114).
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Ken Mattingly, Van Haaften, Schick Haaften